Iran's military on Monday launched a "devastating and powerful" missile strike on the U.S. Al Udeid airbase in Qatar, following through on its threat to retaliate for recent American airstrikes as explosions echoed across Doha.
Qatar's defense minister, quoted by Al Jazeera TV, said its air defenses had intercepted missiles directed at the Al Udeid airbase, the largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East, situated across the Gulf from Iran.
Qatari authorities said there were no casualties in the attack, which Doha condemned and said it reserved the right to respond.
The attack came shortly after a Western diplomat told Reuters there had been a credible threat to a U.S. military base in the Gulf state following the U.S. airstrikes on Iran.
In addition, the U.S. Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq had activated its air defense system out of concern of a potential attack, military sources told Reuters.
