Iran Launches Missile Attack on US Al Udeid Base in Qatar in Retaliation for Nuclear Strikes

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has confirmed launching a retaliatory missile strike on the United States’ Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, in response to the recent American airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. The operation, codenamed “Annunciation of Victory”, was reported by Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency on Monday.

Eyewitnesses in Doha reported loud explosions and visible flares in the sky, indicating the activation of air defence systems. Qatar’s Defence Ministry announced that its forces successfully intercepted the incoming projectiles, preventing any casualties or major damage. The ministry credited the interception to “the vigilance of the armed forces and precautionary measures taken.”

While Iran has vowed a broad response to the US-Israeli strikes that targeted its Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites, the scale and intent of Monday’s attack remain unclear. “This may be just the beginning of Iran’s retaliation,” said Al Jazeera’s Tehran correspondent Ali Hashem, noting uncertainty around whether this would escalate into a broader confrontation or remain a symbolic act.

Analysts speculate the attack may have been choreographed to avoid escalation, potentially mirroring Iran’s restrained retaliation in 2020 after the US assassination of General Qassem Soleimani. However, officials have not confirmed such coordination, and the situation remains volatile, with fears growing that the Gulf could become another active theatre in the widening regional conflict.