The media reported damage to the infrastructure due to strikes on the US base in Bahrain.

The infrastructure was damaged as a result of strikes on the US Fifth Fleet service center in Bahrain. This was reported on February 28 by the NBC television channel, citing American officials.

"The infrastructure in Bahrain was damaged after Iran's strike on (the service center. - Ed.) of the Fifth Fleet, but it is unclear whether damage was caused to the base's territory or not," the TV channel said in a statement.

Izvestia publishes footage of the aftermath of the Iranian strike on the territory of Bahrain. The footage shows a column of black smoke rising over the residential areas of Manama.

The Middle East beyond the border: Israel strikes Iran

Israel launches a series of attacks on military and nuclear facilities, Tehran is preparing a response

Israel launched a preemptive strike on targets in Iran on the morning of February 28. US President Donald Trump has confirmed that the United States has launched a large-scale military operation against Iran. He assured that "he will take care to deprive Iran of the opportunity to obtain nuclear weapons."

Later, Iran fired rockets towards Israel. Later, the US Fifth Fleet maintenance center was shelled in Bahrain. In addition, Iran attacked four US military bases in Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Against this background, the United States began evacuating some personnel from the Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar.

At the same time, the IDF launched a massive airstrike on military installations in western Iran. The city of Shiraz was attacked. In addition, 70,000 Israeli reservists were called up for military service. It was clarified that the commander-in-chief of the Iranian army, Amir Hatami, was killed in the attack.

Saradar Shekarchi, a representative of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, said that the Arab Republic holds the United States primarily responsible for launching attacks on the country's territory. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia demands that the situation around Iran be immediately brought back to a political and diplomatic settlement.

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