Iran launches retaliatory missile strikes toward US military bases in Qatar and Iraq

Iran said it launched a military attack Monday on a US military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites.

Iran announced on state television that it attacked American forces stationed at Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base. A caption on screen called it “a mighty and successful response” to “America’s aggression”.

Iran’s Armed Force also confirmed in a statement that Iran “targeted the Al Udaid base in Qatar with destructive and forceful missiles.”

The attack came shortly after Qatar closed its airspace as a precaution amid threats from Iran. The American base in Qatar is the largest US military base in the Middle East.

Iran also targeted the Ain al-Assad base housing US troops in western Iraq, an Iraqi security official told The Associated Press.

The US launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities Saturday, and President Donald Trump warned Teheran against retaliation.

Trump visited the base and addressed US and Qatari troops there in May during a trip to the region.

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