Sirens Sound Across Israel Amid Iranian Ballistic Missile Attacks

Sirens Sound Across Israel Amid Iranian Ballistic Missile Attacks

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Iran’s response to the joint U.S.-Israel attack on the country would be to target “all” U.S. military bases in the region.

U.S. military infrastructure within Iran’s missile range include: Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, forward headquarters for U.S. Central Command; Naval Support Activity Bahrain, home to the U.S. 5th Fleet; Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, a major Army logistics and command hub; Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, used by U.S. Air Force units; Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia; Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates; and Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, which hosts U.S. aircraft.

The foreign minister’s threats came as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued an urgent warning to all people staying inside or near military industrial factories and military infrastructure across Iran.

“You are in proximity to weapons and facilities that are dangerous,” the IDF wrote in a statement.

“For the sake of your safety and health, we kindly request that you immediately evacuate these areas and remain outside them until a new announcement is issued,” they continued. “Your presence in these locations puts your life at risk.”

Israel’s Sheba Medical Center says it is moving patients and services underground into protected areas as Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran.

“As of this morning, Sheba Medical Center has switched to advanced preparedness mode in preparation for the strike in Iran,” says Prof.Itai Pessach, Deputy Director General, Sheba Medical Center. “We are in the process of moving all our Department of Services into protected areas.”

“However, all the medical services continue as usual, and we provide the care needed for citizens and people here in Israel,” says Pessach.

Reza Pahlavi, a leader of the Iranian opposition in exile, on Saturday called the joint Israeli-U.S. military strikes in Iran a “humanitarian intervention” that offered Iranians a chance to “reclaim” their country.

“The aid that the President of the United States promised to the brave people of Iran has now arrived,” Pahlavi said in a video message he posted on X shortly after the launch of “Operation Lion’s Roar,” the name Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used on Sunday to refer to his country’s actions in Iran. Pahlavi did not mention Israel in his speech.

Smoke was seen billowing above Bahrain’s Juffair area, housing a US Navy base, witnesses told Reuters on Saturday morning. 

The US Embassy in Bahrain urged citizens to shelter in place while citing media reports of threats of missiles and drones over Bahraini airspace.

The Bahraini Interior Ministry later confirmed that a warning alarm siren had been activated, with citizens and residents requested to head to the nearest safe place.

A source living in Manama, Bahrain, confirmed to The Jerusalem Post that blasts were heard in the area.

Bahrain hosts the US Central Command’s 5th Fleet.

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