Report: Iran Warned Qatar Before Attacking US Base

Iran gave advance notice to Qatari officials that it was launching attacks on the U.S. base in the country, reports The New York Times.

Iran's armed forces said in a statement that it "targeted the Al Udaid base in Qatar with destructive and forceful missiles."

According to the Times, Al Udeid Air Base, the forward headquarters of U.S. Central Command, has 10,000 military and civilian personnel.

Qatari government official Majed al-Ansari in a statement said it condemned the attacks.

"We consider this a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the State of Qatar, its airspace, international law, and the United Nations Charter," he said in a post on X.

"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.

"We reassure that Qatar's air defenses successfully thwarted the attack and intercepted the Iranian missiles. A detailed statement regarding the circumstances of the attack will be issued later by the Ministry of Defense."

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