Iran Launches Retaliatory Missile Attacks on Israel, US Navy’s 5th Fleet Headquarters
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards says it has launched first large-scale wave of retaliatory missile and drone strikes towards Israel and American interest in the Middle East.
Barrage of missile attacks on Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and the headquarters of the US Navy’s 5th Fleet in Bahrain have been confirmed hours after the attack on Iran by the US had Israel.
Bahrain has confirmed the attack, just as loud explosion has been reported from the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi.Explosions were also heard in Kuwait, with sirens activated.
United States President Donald Trump says the US has begun “major combat operations” in Iran after Israel also said it had launched missile attacks.
In return, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards retaliatory missile and drone strikes were fired towards Israel.
In Bahrain, the authorities confirmed that a missile attack has targeted the US Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters. An explosion has also been reported in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Multiple explosions have been heard in Iran’s capital, Tehran, while blasts have also been reported in several other locations across the country.
There was no immediate official Iranian reaction, but state media is reporting President Masoud Pezeshkian is “safe and sound”.
