Iran retaliates against US, attacks air base in Qatar
Iran launched missiles toward America’s Al-Udeid base in Qatar in response to the US strikes on the nuclear facilities of Tehran.
The Iranian Armed Forces said the base was targeted with a powerful missile attack in Operation Beshararat Fatah.
Tehran said that with the strikes, it has sent out a clear message to the White House that “Iran will not leave its territorial integrity, sovereignty and national security unanswered under any circumstances.”
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said the number of missiles used in this operation was equal to the number of bombs the United States used in its assault on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The targeted base was also located far from urban areas and residential zones in Qatar, ensuring minimal risk to civilians, it insisted.
Qatar has said that there were no casualties from the attack on the US military base, adding it reserves the right to respond following the Iranian attack.
The Qatari Foreign Ministry has condemned the attack as a clear breach of Qatar’s sovereignty, airspace, and international law.
Iran, however, claimed that the operation posed “no threat whatsoever to our friendly and brotherly country Qatar or its people”.
