Iranian ballistic missile strikes US military base in Qatar

An Iranian ballistic rocket struck Al Udeid Air Base, the largest United States subject installation successful the Middle East and the operational office of U.S. Central Command, precocious connected Tuesday, Qatar’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed.

Qatari authorities said the incidental resulted successful nary casualties, describing it arsenic a superior but contained escalation successful Iran’s retaliatory actions linked to the ongoing U.S.-Israeli subject run against Tehran.

In a statement, the Defence Ministry disclosed that 2 ballistic missiles were fired from Iranian territory toward Qatar. One was intercepted by aerial defence systems, portion the 2nd landed wrong the vicinity of the base, located southwest of Doha, without causing nonaccomplishment of beingness oregon important damage.

The ministry stressed that Qatar’s equipped forces stay connected precocious alert and clasp afloat capableness to support the country’s sovereignty and airspace.

Al Udeid Air Base hosts astir 10,000 U.S. unit and plays a cardinal relation successful determination aerial operations, logistics coordination and bid oversight.

It has progressively featured successful Iran’s effect to caller U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting Iranian nu...