Gulf states brace for potential retaliation

Frank GardnerSecurity correspondent Soon after the sirens sounded in Bahrain tonight an eery calm descended over much of the capital Manama. Some residents of high rise buildings have been warned to expect power outages, while the US Embassy has ordered all Americans to shelter in place. Bahrain is home to the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet. Like its neighbours, it has been subjected to nightly bombardments by Iranian drones and ballistic missiles, a small portion of which get through the is