Iran fired missiles at a United States military base located inside Qatar on Monday. The attack served as payback for American bombing raids against Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend. Iranian forces launched 19 missiles at Al Udeid Air Base according to Qatari military officials. Qatar managed to stop all missiles except one from hitting their target. No American soldiers died during the missile strike.
President Donald Trump received advance warning about the planned Iranian attack. Trump dismissed the missile assault as very weak and said Iran had gotten everything out of their system. The president suggested both Iran and Israel could move toward peace after the violence. Iranian leaders said they fired exactly the same number of missiles as bombs America had dropped on their nuclear sites. Tehran chose the military base because it sat away from civilian neighborhoods.
The missile attack represents the latest exchange during an 11-day war between Israel and Iran. Israeli forces continue bombing Iranian government buildings and military sites around Tehran. American warplanes joined the conflict when they struck three Iranian nuclear facilities using powerful bunker-buster bombs. Iran called the American bombing a major violation and promised to respond with force. Both countries have traded air strikes that affect millions of civilians living under constant threat of attack.
President Donald Trump received advance warning about the planned Iranian attack. Trump dismissed the missile assault as very weak and said Iran had gotten everything out of their system. The president suggested both Iran and Israel could move toward peace after the violence. Iranian leaders said they fired exactly the same number of missiles as bombs America had dropped on their nuclear sites. Tehran chose the military base because it sat away from civilian neighborhoods.
The missile attack represents the latest exchange during an 11-day war between Israel and Iran. Israeli forces continue bombing Iranian government buildings and military sites around Tehran. American warplanes joined the conflict when they struck three Iranian nuclear facilities using powerful bunker-buster bombs. Iran called the American bombing a major violation and promised to respond with force. Both countries have traded air strikes that affect millions of civilians living under constant threat of attack.
