Iran launches ‘revenge strikes’ on US bases after Trump attack

Video footage has emerged which appears to show the moment that Iranian missiles targeted a US naval base.

Iran launched a counter-attack against the Fifth Fleet service centre in Manama, Bahrain, local media confirmed.

Footage shows a large plume of smoke rising over the city. A US official reportedly said that the blast did not result in any casualties.

Jordan’s armed forces have shot down two ballistic missiles targeting the kingdom’s territory, a military official said.

‘They were successfully intercepted by Jordanian air defence systems,’ the official said.

The Jordanian Public Security Directorate later said in a statement there were ‘no casualties but only material damage’.

‘Civil defences and police personnel had responded to 12 reports of falling objects and debris in the governorates of the capital Amman, Zarqa, Jerash, Madaba and Irbid between this morning and 2 pm (1100 GMT),’ it added.

British sports presenter Richard Keys was forced off air with beIN Sports after the UK government warned Brits abroad to ‘take immediate shelter’ following the US bombing of Iran.

The former Sky Sports presenter took to X, writing: ‘Thank you all for your messages. It was a bit lively earlier. I don’t have space to express my feelings about that idiot Trump. No show today.

‘You’ll be in the capable hands of our colleagues in London. Thoughts & prayers for everyone in our region. Ramadan Kareem.’

His comment came after the UK government’s foreign office had issued a stark warning.

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Israelis are taking shelter in Tel Aviv today as Iran continues to target the city with missiles in response to strikes by the US and Israel today.

The IDF has released footage it says shows strikes in western Iran as part of Operation Roaring Lion.

Israel launched a barrage of missile attacks across Iran today in partnership with the US, which has dubbed its part of the operation ‘Epic Fury’.

Grainy black and white video appears to show targets going up in flames after being hit by missiles.

The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and ‘architect’ of the regime’s brutal crackdown against protesters has reportedly been killed during the joint US-Israeli missile attacks on Saturday.

IRGC commander General Mohammad Pakpour is said to have been ‘eliminated’ in strikes targeting the capital, Tehran, according to Israeli assessments.

Tehran has vowed a ‘crushing’ response to the joint operation, which follows weeks of knife-edge tensions building up between the US, Israel and Iran.

Footage and photographs show dozens of smoking buildings in the Iranian capital close to the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iran’s state media has claimed that 40 people have been killed in an alleged strike on a girl’s school by the US and Israel earlier today.

The attack is said to have taken place at Minab Girls’ Primary School, in the county of Minab, southern Iran.

America and Israel say they targeted senior commanders and politicians on Saturday, including Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Iran does not have independent media and journalists are frequently barred from reporting in the country.

Europe is divided over how to respond to the US-Israeli strikes on Iran today, with the EU expressing concern over wider escalation.

The European Union’s Foreign Policy chief Kaja Kallas said: ‘The latest developments across the Middle East are perilous. Iran’s regime has killed thousands.

‘Its ballistic missile and nuclear programmes, along with support for terror groups, pose a serious threat to global security.’

‘Protection of civilians and international humanitarian law is a priority,’ she added.

Italy’s Georgia Meloni has expressed solidarity with the Iranian population, and the UK’s leader of the Conservative Party has supported the strikes.

But Norway’s foreign minister has said the attack broke international law. ‘The attack is described by Israel as a pre-emptive strike, but it is not in accordance with international law. A pre-emptive attack would require the existence of an imminent threat,’ Espen Barth Eide said.

Images have shown the scale of destruction in Tehran after the US and Israel launched joint ‘pre-emptive’ strike in the country on Saturday.

Explosions were reported in at least five cities, including the capital.

Some buildings appear to have been completely destroyed, with Iranians pictured observing the rubble left behind.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s palace has reportedly been completely destroyed by US-Israeli strikes.

Earlier, an Israeli source said that both Khamenei and the nation’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, had been targeted in the attack, but that the results are still ‘unclear’.

Satellite images appear to show severe damage to Khamenei’s compound.

It is not known whether he was there at the time, with reports suggesting he had been evacuated to a bunker.

Bahrain’s Interior Ministry has started evacuating residents in the Juffair area, following a huge strike on a US base nearby.

Videos have showed smoke rising over the area, although Bahrain has said that no injures have been reported.

‘We urge your cooperation with the relevant authorities,’ the Ministry said.