Moment of Iranian missile strike on US Navy base in Bahrain

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Videos showing the impact and aftermath of an Iranian missile strike against the U.S. Fifth Fleet Naval support Activity installation in Bahrain after the first few waves of U.S.-Israeli strikes on Saturday Feb 28, 2026. The video posted on social media showed the moment an Iranian missile struck the US Navy base, an another video showed a thick grey plume of smoke rising from near the small island state's coastline as sirens wailed. Bahrain said the service centre of the U.S. Fifth Fleet had been subjected to a missile attack. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States had begun "major combat operations" in Iran, warning that there may be U.S. casualties.