{"id":13581,"date":"2026-03-01T01:33:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T01:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/?p=13581"},"modified":"2026-03-01T01:33:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T01:33:59","slug":"iran-strikes-back-black-smoke-engulfs-us-navys-5th-fleet-hq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/?p=13581","title":{"rendered":"Iran Strikes Back: Black Smoke Engulfs US Navy\u2019s 5th Fleet HQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reports indicate that Iran launched retaliatory strikes targeting facilities linked to the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain, following a major joint U.S.\u2013Israel operation reportedly aimed at Iranian military infrastructure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div id=\"ternalnews.com_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"CPyBpKXH_ZIDFSAfwgodjY0bOg\">What We Know So Far<br \/>\nBahraini authorities confirmed an impact near Naval Support Activity Bahrain, which hosts roughly 8,000+ U.S. personnel and serves as a key naval command hub in the region.Video circulating online shows thick black smoke rising over parts of Manama after an explosion near the base perimeter.<\/p>\n<p>Early official statements suggest structural damage, but no confirmed U.S. casualties at the time of reporting.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard claimed responsibility, describing the action as a \u201cprecision response.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The strikes reportedly follow a U.S.\u2013Israeli operation referred to as \u201cEpic Fury,\u201d which targeted Iranian missile infrastructure and military sites earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Regional Impact<br \/>\nAir raid sirens were reported in parts of the Gulf region.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. embassies issued shelter-in-place advisories.<\/p>\n<p>Oil markets reacted immediately, with prices spiking amid fears of escalation.<\/p>\n<p>This development marks a serious escalation in tensions \u2014 shifting from indirect proxy conflict to open state-to-state confrontation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Reports indicate that Iran launched retaliatory strikes targeting facilities linked to the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain, following a major joint U.S.\u2013Israel operation reportedly <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/?p=13581\" title=\"Iran Strikes Back: Black Smoke Engulfs US Navy\u2019s 5th Fleet HQ\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13581"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13583,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13581\/revisions\/13583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendusa1.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}