“The State of Qatar reserves the right to respond directly in a manner proportional to the nature and scale of this blatant aggression,” the Qatari foreign ministry stated.

By Andrew Bernard
June 23, 2025

(JNS) Iran fired missiles towards the Middle East’s largest U.S. air base, home to some 10,000 American troops, in Qatar on Monday, the Gulf country’s foreign ministry confirmed.

“We are reassured that Qatari air defenses thwarted the attack and successfully intercepted the Iranian missiles,” wrote Majed al-Ansari, spokesman for the Qatari foreign ministry, said of the attack on Al Udeid Air Base.

“We affirm that the State of Qatar reserves the right to respond directly in a manner proportional to the nature and scale of this blatant aggression and in accordance with international law,” the spokesman said.

He added that there were no casualties as a result of the attack.

A senior White House official told JNS that the White House and Pentagon are “aware of, and closely monitoring, potential threats to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.”

Unconfirmed videos on social media show intense air defense fire over Qatari skies on Monday in response to what Axios reported were six Iranian ballistic missiles.

Hours earlier, Qatar closed its airspace, and the U.S. State Department ordered Americans to shelter in place.

Iran also fired at least one ballistic missile at U.S. forces in Iraq, CNN reported.

Iranian state media dubbed the attack “Operation Herald of Victory” and said it was a response to the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday.