Tehran [Iran], February 28 (ANI): Iran said it has launched a targeted missile strike against a United States military base in Bahrain, according to a statement shared by the Iranian Embassy in India on Saturday.
“A U.S. military base in Bahrain was targeted by Iranian missile strikes,” the embassy said, posting a video purportedly showing the aftermath of the strike, with plumes of smoke visible.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps condemned what it described as the “brutal aggression of the Zionist regime,” stating that its actions were a response to enemy attacks against Iran.
“In the name of God, the Breaker of Tyrants. In response to the aggression of the hostile and criminal enemy against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the first wave of extensive missile and drone strikes by the Islamic Republic of Iran toward the occupied territories has commenced,” the Iranian Embassy in India said.
Earlier, the United Arab Emirates intercepted missiles launched by the Iranian military, according to Khaleej Times.
The strike follows a dramatic escalation in regional tensions after Israel and the United States initiated a joint operation aimed at neutralizing what they described as the existential threat posed by Iran.
The exchange comes after weeks of high-stakes nuclear negotiations and mounting military posturing in the region. While the full scope and impact of the latest strike are still being assessed, it signals a significant retaliatory move in the broader confrontation between the countries involved.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked US President Donald Trump for American support and described his leadership as “historic.”
“My brothers and sisters, citizens of Israel, just an hour ago, Israel and the United States embarked on an operation to remove the existential threat posed by the terrorist regime in Iran,” Netanyahu said in a statement. He also urged segments of the Iranian population to rise against the current regime.
In a televised address posted on Truth Social, Trump confirmed the launch of a military operation in Iran targeting nuclear and military infrastructure.
The Israel Defense Forces earlier announced the strikes, dubbed Operation Roaring Lion, stating that the objective was to remove threats to Israel.
Trump also warned Iranian forces to lay down their arms and surrender, offering immunity or face “certain death,” as the Middle East entered a period of intensified conflict following the combined US-Israeli military operation targeting multiple sites across Iran. (ANI)
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