Iran launches missile attacks on US bases in Qatar

Witnesses saw the missile in the air and reported that the explosion continued, but it was not clear whether the damage had occurred.

Iran announced on state television that it had attacked US troops stationed at Al Udeid Air Force Base in Qatar. The on-screen caption was called a “strong and successful response” to “American attacks” when martial arts music played.

The attack came shortly after Qatar closed its airspace as a precaution amidst threats from Iran.

Just before the explosion, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on social platform X:

In the past, Iran has threatened American troops at Al Udeid Air Base, which hosts the front headquarters of US military central commanders. Crossing Iran’s Persian Gulf, Qatar maintains diplomatic ties with Iran and shares a large offshore natural gas field with Tehran.

Earlier that day, Israel smashed the gates of the Tehran prison, famously for expanding its war with Iran, embracing political activists, including targets related to the country’s struggling theocratic politics, and raiding the gates of the Tehran prison, famous for raiding the headquarters of the military that suppressed recent protests.

As thick smoke feathers rose above Tehran, Israel was attacked with yet another barrage of Iranian missiles and drones. Ever since Israel began the war to target Tehran’s rapidly moving forward nuclear program, sustained fires have become a reality for civilians in both countries.

On the 11th day of the conflict, Israel said it had attacked “the targets of the regime and governmental repression agencies at the heart of Tehran,” but Israeli officials argued that they had not called for the overthrow of their Iranian government, their arch-focused enemy since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Israeli forces warned Iranians that they would continue to attack military locations around Tehran in “the coming days” as their focus has also shifted to iconic targets. The military issued warnings on social platforms xAlthough Iranians have a hard time accessing the outside world as internet closures have made the country unsafe.

The latest strike unfolded just hours after President Donald Trump publicly raised the possibility for himself after he inserted the US into the war with an unprecedented stealth bomber strike at three Iranian nuclear sites just a day ago.

“If the current Iranian regime cannot make Iran great again, why is there no change of government?” he asked on his true social website.

White House spokesman Caroline Leavitt later described Trump as “simply raising questions.” However, the proposal to overthrow the Iranian government has attracted new rage from Tehran. Tehran is currently not negotiating and threatens to directly retaliate against the US military or interests in the Middle East that have already been burning through the Israel-Hamas War in the Gaza Strip.

Tehran opens a new chapter in the war

On the Tehran strike, Israel opened its doors to Evin Prison. Television in Iranian states shared black and white surveillance footage of strikes at a facility known for retaining dual citizens and Westerners, often used by negotiating with the West to negotiate chips.

Evin also has a specialized unit for political prisoners run by paramilitary and all-volunteer revolutionary guards who answer only the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The facility is subject to sanctions from both the US and the European Union.

There were no immediate reports or serious damages of Iranian casualties, but the semi-feature Tasnim News Agency said power outages have been reported outside Tehran following the Israeli strike.

Television in Iranian provincial has also been aired footage of what is described as being shot inside Evin, with prisoners being managed inside the facility. However, the Abdramhan Bormand Human Rights Centre, based in Washington, Iran, has expressed concern over the prisoner’s condition.

“Many families of current detainees have expressed deep concern about the safety and condition of their loved ones held within the prison,” he said.

Earlier on Monday, Iranian General Abdulrahim Musavi, co-chief of staff of the military, warned Washington that the strike gave Iranian forces “free hands” to “oppose the interests of the US and its troops.”

Tens of thousands of American troops are based in the Middle East, many of which are located within the range of short-range Iranian missiles.

Israeli forces also confirmed that they had hit a road around the Ford enrichment facility in Iran to block access to the site. The underground site was one of the hits in Sunday’s US attacks at three nuclear facilities. The Israeli army did not elaborate.

“Iranian dictators will be punished with all their might by attacking Israel’s home base,” the Israeli Defense Ministry said.

Israeli officials familiar with the government’s strategy say that while Israel is aiming to target these locations and put pressure on the Iranian regime, they have not actively tried to defeat it. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal government deliberations.

Nuclear fear rises after we attack

In Vienna, the head of the UN Nuclear Watch Office said he expects significant damage at the Ford facility there with sophisticated bunkerbuster bombs following the US airstrikes on Sunday.

On Sunday’s strike Iran’s nuclear sitethe US inserted itself The Israeli Warinduces fear of wider regional conflict. Iran said the US has crossed the “very big red line” Dangerous Gambit Attacks three sites with missiles and 30,000 pounds Bunker Buster Bomb.

Several Iranian officials, including the atomic energy organization of Iranian spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi, claimed that Iran had previously removed nuclear material from the target site.

Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said on Monday that Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Aragci informed him on June 13 that Iran “will adopt special measures to protect nuclear equipment and materials.”

“The transfer of nuclear material from the protected facility to another location in Iran goes without saying that Iran responded.

Iran reports Israeli attacks

Iran said Monday’s attack on Israel was targeting Israeli cities in Israel and Tel Aviv, according to Iran’s state television.

In Jerusalem, there have also been heard of an explosion from the air defense system, and Israeli Magen Adm Emergency Rescue Team said there were no reports of injuries.

In Israel, at least 24 people have been killed and more than 1,000 have been injured in the war. Israeli strikes in Iran have killed at least 950 people and injured 3,450 people, according to a Washington-based group Humanechist.

The group has provided detailed victim figures due to Iranian unrests, including protests over Mashaami’s death in 2022, identifying 380 civilians and 253 security forces officials for those killed.

Calling Escalation

The US explained the attack Ford and Natantz enrichment facilities and Isfahan nuclear facilitiesas a one-off to extract Iran’s nuclear program, but Trump warned of additional strikes if Tehran retaliates.

Musabi said the US attack was tantamount to invading the country by violating Iran’s sovereignty, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.

Russia is one of Iran’s closest allies, and on Monday President Vladimir Putin said he had sought “how to get out of today’s situation” after meeting with Iran’s foreign minister Araguchi in Moscow.

Putin called the Israeli and American attacks a “absolutely unprovoked invasion” against Iran.

Iran claims that its nuclear program is for civilian purposes only. Previously, they agreed to limit uranium enrichment It also allows international inspectors to access the nuclear site in exchange for sanctions relief, based on a 2015 transaction with the US, France, China, Russia, the UK and Germany.

But after Trump pulled the US One-sidedly exit from the transaction During his first term, Iran began to enrich uranium to 60%. This was a short technical step from a 90% weapon grade level, limiting access to nuclear facilities.