UPDATE 6/23/2025 3:45 PM: Iran fired 19 missiles at the base in Qatar, and one impacted the facility but caused no casualties, a Qatari military officer said late Monday.
Maj. Gen. Shayeq Al Hajri told reporters that seven missiles were fired from Iran and all were intercepted over the water between the two countries by Qatari air defenses. Iran then fired 12 more missiles and 11 were intercepted over Qatari territory, but one hit the U.S. base, Al Hajri said.
It was not immediately clear how much damage was caused by the missile.
The number of missiles differed from a figure given by Trump, who said 14 missiles were fired, 13 were knocked down and one was “set free” because it posed no threat.
Trump says Iran gave US advanced warning of attacks on base in Qatar
President Trump said Iran warned the U.S. before its missile strike Monday on an American air base in Qatar.
“I want to thank Iran for giving us early notice, which made it possible for no lives to be lost, and nobody to be injured,” Trump wrote on social media.
The president expressed hope that the missile would be the end of Iranian retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
“Most importantly, they’ve gotten it all out of their ‘system,’ and there will, hopefully, be no further HATE,” he said.
No attack on US base in Iraq, senior US military official says
A senior U.S. military official said that earlier reports of a missile launched at a base housing American forces in Iraq on Monday were a false alarm.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly, said that “debris from a malfunctioning Iranian missile targeting Israel targeted an alert” of an impending attack on the Ain al-Assad base housing U.S. troops in western Iraq.
“There was no attack on the base,” he said.
An Iraqi security official said earlier that the Iraqis had been informed by U.S. officials that missiles had been launched toward the base, but that no missiles ever arrived.
UPDATE 6/23/2025 3:35 PM: NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied, and oil prices tumbled on hopes that Iran will not disrupt the global flow of crude, even with the United States’ entry into its war with Israel. A barrel of benchmark U.S. oil dropped more than 7% to $68.51 on Monday after briefly topping $78 Sunday night. The S&P 500 rose 1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 374 points and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.9%. Iran has the ability to block access to much of the world’s oil, but it would also hurt its own economy by doing so. Treasury yields fell in the bond market.
UPDATE 6/23/2025 3:30 PM: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites but indicating it was prepared to step back from escalating tensions in the volatile region.
There were no U.S. casualties, President Donald Trump said, as he dismissed the attack as a “very weak response” and said the U.S. was warned by Iran in advance.
“Most importantly, they’ve gotten it all out of their ‘system,’ and there will, hopefully, be no further HATE,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
Qatar condemned the attack on Al Udeid Air Base attack, but said it successfully intercepted the short- and medium-range ballistic missiles.
Iran said the volley matched the number of bombs dropped by the United States on Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend. Iran also said it targeted the base because it was outside of populated areas.
Those comments, made immediately after the attack, suggested Iran wanted to de-escalate with the United States, something Trump himself said after the strikes early Sunday on Iran.
Trump said that Iran might be able to “now proceed to Peace and Harmony” and said he would encourage Israel to do the same.
However, Israel’s war on Iran continued, with the Israeli military expanding its campaign Monday to target sites symbolic for the country’s theocracy.
Iran announced the attack on state television as martial music played. A caption on screen called it “a mighty and successful response” to “America’s aggression.”
Iraqis said they were informed by U.S. officials that missiles were launched toward the the Ain al-Assad base housing U.S. troops in western Iraq, but the missiles never arrived, an Iraqi security official who was not authorized to comment publicly told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
A U.S. military official said there was no confirmed attack on the base in Iraq. He also spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment.
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said the attack by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards was “a flagrant violation of Qatar’s sovereignty, its airspace, and international law.”
Al Udeid is also home to the Combined Air Operations Center, which provides command and control of air power across the region, as well as the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, the largest such wing in the world.
Just before the explosions, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on the social platform X: “We neither initiated the war nor seeking it. But we will not leave invasion to the great Iran without answer.”
The retaliation came a day after the U.S. launched a surprise attack Sunday morning on three of Iran’s nuclear sites.
UPDATE: American forces in the Middle East are warned to “duck and cover” as six Iranian missiles are fired at Al Udeid base in Qatar; those at bases in the region also warned to remain vigilant, with Iran threatning strikes on said bases in Iraq (Al Assad Base); Kuwait, (Ali Al Salem Base); UAE (Al Dhafra Base); and those at the already threatened Al Udeid Base in Quatar, which could see more incoming missile attacks from Iran.
UDPATE: 06/23 11:57 AM – Fox News reports intelligence assessments and reports of several explosions in Qatar’s capital; believed to be among six Iranian missiles U S intelligence reports being fired in that direction. Security officials now report Iranian missiles are believed to have been launched in Iraq, and sirens are reported sounding in Kuwait and Baharain
QATAR – (WBAP/KLIF) – Qatar says it’s shut down it’s airspace temporarily, as part of measures to safeguard against a possible attack against American forces in the region.
Several embassies in the Middle East appear to be reporting the same threat to American forces, following the American attack on three Iranian nuclear project facilities in Qatar. The Al Udeid Air Base is seen as a major target for Iran’s retaliation against attacks on the nuclear facilities Saturday.
Earlier today, the U.S. Embassy in Qatar warned American citizens to “shelter in place until further notice”
Iran vowed to hit back against the U.S. for it’s strikes Saturday.
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