The post came after Qatar shut down airspace temporarily as part of measures taken amid developments in the region and a report in Axios, citing an Israeli official, that Iran had launched six missiles toward US bases in Qatar.
Qatar said it reserves the right to respond after Iranian attack, adding that no casualities from attack on US military base.
Iran launches missiles towards US base in Qatar
After US strikes on Tehran’s nuclear sites, Iran retaliated on Monday and launched multiple missiles against American military bases in Qatar, Axios reported quoting one Israeli and an Arab official.
A senior White House official told Axios: “The White House and the Department of Defense are aware of, and closely monitoring, potential threats to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.”
Prior to the attack, a Western diplomat told Reuters on Monday that there has been a credible Iranian threat against the US-run al Udeid air base in Qatar since noon.
The air base in Qatar is the Middle East’s largest US base that houses around 10,000 troops.
