Iran fires missiles at U.S. Bases in Qatar and Iraq in retaliation for nuclear site strikes

Iran fired missiles at U.S. military bases in Qatar and Iraq on Monday in retaliation for U.S. strikes the previous day on three Iranian nuclear sites, according to reporting from Al-Monitor and other outlets. The attack was centered on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, and U.S. and Qatari officials said air defenses intercepted most of the missiles; no U.S. casualties were reported. The strike was significant because it marked one of Tehran’s largest direct attacks on U.S. targets in the region since the 2020 killing of Qasem Soleimani, and it raised the risk of a broader U.S.-Iran escalation during an already widening conflict involving Israel. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the operation was a response to the U.S. bombing of its nuclear facilities and described it as a warning that further attacks on Iranian sovereignty would be answered, while Qatar said the assault was intercepted and later reopened its airspace.

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