Iran launches attack on US base in Qatar, Iranian state TV reports

Iran said it launched a retaliatory onslaught connected Al-Udeid, the U.S. airbase successful Qatar, connected Monday. 

Explosions were heard successful Doha, a root told Fox News. Iranian authorities media reported that "Operation Fatah's Blessing against the American Al-Udeid basal successful Qatar has begun." 

Just earlier the attack, Iran's President Mahmoud Pezeshkian issued a informing promising not to fto Saturday's strikes connected its atomic facilities spell "unanswered." 

"We neither initiated the warfare nor wanted it; but we volition not permission the aggression against #GreaterIran unanswered. We volition basal by the information of this #belovednation with each our being and respond to each coiled connected Iran's assemblage with faith, wisdom, and determination," helium wrote connected X. 

AMERICANS IN QATAR TOLD TO SHELTER IN PLACE AS IRANIAN MILITARY THREATENS ACTION AGAINST US INTERESTS

US and Qatari troops and unit await US President Donald Trump astatine the Al-Udeid aerial basal southwest of Doha connected May 15, 2025. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

The basal is location to 10,000 American forces and is the U.S.’s largest subject installation successful the Middle East. Located southwest of Doha, it serves arsenic a hub for logistical operations for the U.S. ngo to combat ISIS successful Iraq and Syria. It besides hosts Central Command’s (CENTCOM) Forward Headquarters, arsenic good arsenic its aerial forces and peculiar operations successful the region. It besides has been utilized arsenic a office for British engagement successful airstrikes against ISIS successful Iraq.

President Donald Trump visited Al Udeid past period connected May 15, wherever helium inked a $1 cardinal subject income statement with Doha. 

Qatar has walked a choky enactment betwixt affable relations with the U.S., done efforts to grow the base, and with Iran. Prior to the attack, Qatar suspended each flights and promised to "take each indispensable preventive measures." 

The onslaught was not wholly unexpected – outer images showed the U.S. moved astir of its unhangered craft retired of Al Udeid past week. 

U.S. B2 bombers struck Iran's apical 3 atomic sites connected Saturday.  (REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo)

Iran vowed to retaliate against the U.S. aft American B-2 bombers dropped 14 bunker buster bombs connected 3 Iranian atomic sites. 

"The transgression US indispensable cognize that successful summation to punishing its illegitimate and assertive offspring, the hands of Islam’s fighters wrong the equipped forces person been freed to instrumentality immoderate enactment against its interests and military, and we volition ne'er backmost down successful this regard," Abdolrahim Mousavi, the caller main of unit of the Iranian equipped forces, warned successful a statement. 

US TROOPS IN THE MIDDLE EAST COULD FACE INCREASED THREATS AMID IRAN CONFLICT: ‘IRREPARABLE DAMAGE’

Trump visited Al Udeid basal successful Qatar past month. (Reuters)

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But Trump warned Iran aft Saturday’s strikes connected its atomic hubs: "Any retaliation by Iran against the United States of America volition beryllium met with unit acold greater than what was witnessed tonight."

The aerial basal besides hosts an array of subject assets: B-52 strategical bombers, C-17 Globemaster transports and RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft, successful summation to 379th Air Expeditionary Wing's airlift, aerial refueling, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. 

This is simply a processing story. Check backmost for updates. Fox News' Thomas Ferraro contributed to this report.