Iran launches missile at US bases in Qatar, Iraq

Article Title: Iran launches missile at US bases in Qatar, Iraq

24-06-2025

International Relations Current Affairs Analysis

Context

• Iran launched missile attacks at the al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest American base in West Asia, on Monday evening in retaliation for the U.S. strikes at the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities on Sunday. Qatar said it “successfully intercepted” the missiles and that there were no deaths and injuries.

• Iran will “never leave any violation of its territorial integrity, sovereignty, or national security unanswered”, it said.

• Qatar, which lies 190 km south of Iran across the Persian Gulf, houses about 10,000 American soldiers at the base.

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