Iran struck a US Navy base in Bahrain Saturday in a series of retaliatory attacks across the region after the US and Israel launched a multitude of attacks targeting Iranian regime officials and military targets, sources confirmed to The Post.
A massive explosion could be seen close to the base on the Persian Gulf Island nation associated with the US Fifth Fleet in video obtained by The Post.
The footage is taken from a vehicle passing by the area. A cloud of dark smoke blasts into the sky after the explosion, which then sends shrapnel flying in all directions.
“Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God,” the passengers can be heard shouting.
It wasn’t immediately clear what the impact of the strike to the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet, the naval command overseeing the US Navy’s Middle East operations.
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Iran launched a barrage of missiles in strikes targeting Israeli and US military bases across the region, including in Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE and Jordan.
The US and Israeli daylight attack, dubbed “Operation Epic Fury,” came in response to the Iranian regime refusing to agree to a deal that would dismantle its nuclear program.
President Trump said he was determined to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power and would use the might of the US military to stop the regime.
“We will ensure that Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon. It’s a very simple message. They will never have a nuclear weapon,” he said Saturday morning during an eight-minute video address.
“This regime will soon learn that no one should challenge the strength and might of the United States armed forces.”
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The US had been building up a large military presence in the Middle East featuring two powerful carrier strike groups in the Mediterranean Sea, including the USS Gerald R. Ford and the USS Abraham Lincoln.
“I built and rebuilt the military in my first administration and there’s no military on earth even close to its power, strength or sophistication,” Trump said.
The commander in chief warned of possible casualties from Iranian attacks but reassured that proper protocols were in place to minimize American deaths.
“My administration has taken every possible step to minimize the risk to US personnel in the region. Even so, and I do not make this statement lightly, the Iranian regime seeks to kill the lives of courageous American heroes, may be lost and we may have casualties,” he said. “That often happens in war. But we’re doing this not for now, we’re doing this for the future and it is a noble mission.”
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