{"id":47908,"date":"2025-06-23T19:07:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T19:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=47908"},"modified":"2025-06-23T19:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T19:09:10","slug":"iran-retaliates-us-strikes-with-missile-attacks-on-us-bases-in-qatar-and-iraq-bahrain-on-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/iran-retaliates-us-strikes-with-missile-attacks-on-us-bases-in-qatar-and-iraq-bahrain-on-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"IRAN RETALIATES US STRIKES WITH MISSILE ATTACKS ON US BASES IN QATAR AND IRAQ &#8211; BAHRAIN ON ALERT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47911\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Iran-Qatar-Iraq-Attacks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Iran-Qatar-Iraq-Attacks.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Iran-Qatar-Iraq-Attacks-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Iran-Qatar-Iraq-Attacks-696x441.jpg 696w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Iran-Qatar-Iraq-Attacks-662x420.jpg 662w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>ISLAMABAD : Monitoring Desk &#8211; Iran retaliated on Monday for US strikes Sunday targeting three of its nuclear sites, firing at least 10 missiles at American bases in Qatar and Iraq.<br \/>\nIran has launched at least 10 missiles toward US bases in Qatar and one toward Iraq, an Israeli defense official confirmed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Qatar hosts the largest US military presence in the Middle East, with more than 8,000 troops stationed at Al Udeid Air Base outside the capital, Doha. The US military also maintains a presence at Ain Al Asad Air Base in Iraq&#8217;s Anbar province.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>US defense official confirmed that &#8220;Al Udeid Air Base was attacked by short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles originating from Iran today. At this time, there are no reports of US casualties.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Explosions were heard over Doha, according to both Agence France-Presse and Reuters.<br \/>\nAccording to Iran&#8217;s Mehr News Agency, Iran&#8217;s missile operation against US bases in Qatar and Iraq has begun under the name Blessings of Victory.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps published by the semi-official Tasnim news agency said Iran launched a \u201cpowerful and devastating missile attack\u201d on the Al Udeid base in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>The IRGC described the strike as a \u201cclear and explicit\u201d message to the White House, warning that Iran \u201cwill not leave any attack on its territorial integrity, sovereignty or national security unanswered under any circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s National Security Council, in a statement published by Tasnim, said that the attack included the same number of bombs that the United States used in its strikes on Iran&#8217;s nuclear facilities, without providing exact numbers. The council said that Iran&#8217;s attack &#8220;does not pose any threat to our friendly and brotherly country, Qatar.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ZUS15o2CTM\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/end-hostilities-against-iran-immediately-istanbul-declaration\/\">END HOSTILITIES AGAINST IRAN IMMEDIATELY ! ISTANBUL DECLARATION<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;END HOSTILITIES AGAINST IRAN IMMEDIATELY ! 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Bahrain hosts the US Navy&#8217;s 5th Fleet, and around 9,000 American troops are stationed in the country.<\/p>\n<p>A senior White House official told that &#8220;the White House and the Department of Defense are aware of and closely monitoring potential threats to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There was no immediate damage assessment available.<\/p>\n<p>The attack is the second-largest direct attack by Tehran on US targets in the region, after the Islamic Republic&#8217;s response to the killing of IRGC commander Gen. Qasem Soleimani in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The United States entered the Israel-Iran war on Sunday, as President Donald Trump authorized strikes on the Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan nuclear sites. Tehran said the attacks &#8220;crossed a big red line&#8221; and vowed retaliation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ql5IcDXuQo\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-may-2025\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 May 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 May 2025&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-may-2025\/embed\/#?secret=QAk30nrh6k#?secret=ql5IcDXuQo\" data-secret=\"ql5IcDXuQo\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD : Monitoring Desk &#8211; Iran retaliated on Monday for US strikes Sunday targeting three of its nuclear sites, firing at least 10 missiles at American bases in Qatar and Iraq. Iran has launched at least 10 missiles toward US bases in Qatar and one toward Iraq, an Israeli defense official confirmed. 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