
"Iran launched 10 missiles towards U.S. bases in Qatar, Israeli official says," a report said.
Ravid posted to X, "Iran launched 10 missiles towards U.S. bases in Qatar, Israeli official says."
However, all the missiles were successfully intercepted, according to the Qatari government.
"Qatari government says Iranian missiles directed towards U.S. airbase were all intercepted. There are no reports of casualties they say. Qatar says they reserve the right to respond directly," NBC News' Tom Winter wrote on X.
Qatar said in a statement via spokesman Majed Al Ansari, “We affirm that Qatar reserves the right to respond directly in a manner equivalent with the nature and scale of this brazen aggression, in line with international law."
Explosions were reportedly heard over Qatar's capital, Doha, according to witnesses who spoke to Reuters. In response to the situation, the United Arab Emirates as well as Qatar both closed their air space, per the New York Times.
A missile was also shot at a US military base in Iraq and there were warning sirens sounding off in Bahrain as well, where another US base is located.
The strikes come after the US struck three nuclear sites in Iran last week. According to the Times, there were three Iranian officials who said that Iran gave Qatar advanced notice of the strikes in a way to symbolically strike back at the US while at the same time minimizing casualties.
The Iranian officials, per the outlet, "Described it as a similar strategy to 2020 when Iran gave Iraq heads up before firing ballistic missiles an American base in Iraq following the assassination of its top general."
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