Smoke rises after the state news agency reported missile attack on the service center of the US Fifth Fleet, following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, in Manama, Bahrain on February 28, 2026. — Reuters
Smoke rises after the state news agency reported missile attack on the service center of the US Fifth Fleet, following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, in Manama, Bahrain on February 28, 2026. — Reuters
Smoke rises in the sky after blasts were heard in Manama, Bahrain on February 28, 2026. — Reuters
Smoke rises in the sky after blasts were heard in Manama, Bahrain on February 28, 2026. — Reuters
Smoke rises from an area in the direction of Al Udeid Air Base, which houses the Qatar Emiri Air Force and foreign forces including the US, in Doha on February 28, 2026. — AFP
Smoke rises from an area in the direction of Al Udeid Air Base, which houses the Qatar Emiri Air Force and foreign forces including the US, in Doha on February 28, 2026. — AFP
A smoke plume rises over Abu Dhabi from the site of an Iranian missile strike on February 28, 2026. — AFP
A smoke plume rises over Abu Dhabi from the site of an Iranian missile strike on February 28, 2026. — AFP

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