IN PHOTOS: Iran strikes US base in Bahrain after US-Israel attack in Tehran

Smoke rose over Manama as Iran launched a missile strike on the US Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain in retaliation for US-Israel attack in Tehran. Pics/AFP (Text/ANI)

Updated On: 2026-02-28 06:22 PM IST

Compiled by : Tarun Verma

Explosions were reported following a missile strike by Iran on a US military base. Pics/AFP (Text/ANI)

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed that they targeted the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, calling the attack a response to American and Israeli strikes on Iran

The missile strike follows OPERATION ROARING LION, the joint US-Israeli operation aimed at neutralizing Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure

UAE defense systems intercepted some of the missiles, highlighting the wider regional impact and the risk of escalation across the Gulf

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for support, framing the joint operation as necessary to remove the “existential threat” posed by Iran

President Trump warned Iranian forces to surrender or face “certain death,” underscoring the full-scale military confrontation now underway in the region

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