Iran’s military said Monday it targeted the al-Udeid base in Qatar with a “devastating and powerful” missile attack in response to US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Qatar condemned the Iranian attack and said it reserved the right to respond directly and in accordance with international law after Iran targeted the al-Udeid US military base in Doha.
Doha said there were no casualties from Iran’s attack.
Qatar said it had successfully intercepted an Iranian missile attack on the United States’ al-Udeid base, the largest US military facility in the Middle East.
“The Ministry of Defense announced that Qatari air defenses successfully intercepted a missile attack targeting al-Udeid Air Base,” it said in a statement, adding that “the incident did not result in any deaths or injuries.”
Iran fired ballistic missiles at a US base in Qatar on Monday but there are no known American casualties, a US defense official said.
“I can confirm that al-Udeid Air Base was attacked by short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles originating from Iran today. At this time, there are no reports of US casualties,” the official said.
Sounds of several explosions were heard over Qatari capital Doha, a Reuters witness said on Monday, following Tehran’s threats to retaliate against the US’ strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
Iran coordinated its strikes on US bases in Qatar with Qatari officials in advance in a bid to minimize casualties, the New York Times reported, citing three Iranian officials.
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