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Iran says it's carried out 'mighty and successful' attack on US base - as Qatar air defences 'thwart assault'
Iran claims it has carried out a "mighty and successful response" to "America's aggression" after launching missile attacks on a US military base in Qatar and Iraq.
The attack comes after the US dropped "bunker buster bombs" on three key nuclear sites in Iran over the weekend. Iran's response this evening is the latest escalation in tensions in the volatile region.
Qatar has said there were no casualties at the al Udeid base following the strikes and that its "air defences thwarted the attack and successfully intercepted the Iranian missiles". People in Qatar's capital, Doha, had stopped and gazed up at the sky as missiles flew and interceptors fired.
Follow latest: Iran attacks US bases Iran had announced on state television that it had attacked American forces stationed at the al Udeid airbase. A caption on screen called it "a mighty and successful response" to "America's aggression" as martial music played.
Initial reports claimed Iran had also targeted a base housing US troops in western Iraq, but a US military official later told Reuters news agency the attack in Qatar was the only one detected. A US government official said the White House and US defence department was "closely monitoring" the potential threats to its base.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump was in the Situation Room in the White House with his team following the Iranian strikes. He later said in a post on Truth Social that the missiles were a "very weak response.
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