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On Monday, Iran launched rockets at the US military base in Qatar, which was said to be revenge for US strikes against its nuclear sites last weekend.
Witnesses report that they heard loud bangs in the sky above the capital, Doha, while the video showed vivid outbreaks in the sky when the air defense systems tried to intercept the missiles.
Donald Trump called the attack as “very weak” and “expected” and suggested peace in the region.
On Tuesday, the US president announced the ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
That’s what we know.
What is Iran on and why?
Iranian missiles sent to the largest US military base in the Middle East, Al-Jidaid, which is said on Saturday evening as a result of the bombing of three nuclear programs in the United States.
Al-Dredade is in the US headquarters for all air operations in the region. Some British troops also serve on rotation.
The attack was first confirmed by the Iranian state media and later the military.
The IRGC statement, the most powerful branch of the Iranian military, states that “Iran will leave no attack on its sovereignty,” and added: “American bases in the region are not strong, but vulnerabilities.”
Earlier, the United States warned Iran not to respond to its nuclear strokes and called on leaders in Tehran to agree to the diplomatic ceasefire in the region.
There were different reports of how many missiles were fired. Iran said six, the United States said 14 and Qatar reported Reuters, which said 19 – all this, adding it to be intercepted.
No one reported that they had been killed or injured.
A few hours before the attack, both the United States and the UK advised their citizens in the asylum on the spot. About 8,000 US citizens live in Qatar, the State Department, as well as several thousand British citizens.
That was said after the attack
Shortly thereafter, Iran warned that he was preparing to launch missiles. Three Iranian officials quoted by The New York Times said Tehran told Doha about his intentions as a way to minimize the victims.
In his first comments after President Donald Trump thanked Iran “for early reports that allowed losing life and no one was injured.”
He called the attack “very weak” – no Americans caused harm, and very little harm, he said. “They got everything from their system,” he added, and said that there was now a chance for “peace”.
However, the press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Qatar said the attack was a “surprise” and “violation of its sovereignty”, and added that Qatar “was one of the first countries that warned from the danger of Israeli escalation in the region.”
Iran’s High leader Ayatollah Ali Homena, meanwhile, said that Iran did not hurt anyone as a result of the attack, but that his country will not “obey anyone’s violation”.
“We have not violated anyone, and we will not bring any violation. We will not obey anyone’s violation; this is the logic of the Iranian nation,” he said on X (translated by the BBC Persian).
On Tuesday, Israel publicly agreed to cease Trump’s fire, while Iran said he would only stop his attacks if Israel would do the same.
Iranian state media announced that the country fired a “last round of rockets” towards Israel before the ceasefire.
Meanwhile, the Israeli government has issued a warning to Iran: “Israel will respond strongly to any ceasefire.”
What were the signs that the attack was inevitable?
On Monday, there were signs that in the US, a suspect in Iran, is preparing to launch rockets in Qatar.
A few hours before the attack, Qatar said he temporarily closes the air space, shortly after the US and UK ordered the citizens in the asylum on the spot.
These warnings do not indicate that the attack was inevitable: the United States stated that it had ordered “great caution”, while the UK stated that it stems from leading Americans.
However, about an hour before the BBC attack, she learned about a “reliable threat” to the base.
Separately, some US media quoted anonymous American officials who claim that Iranian missile units have been placed for potential launch to Qatar.
Flight tracking sites have shown that the planes had already started to be redirected to other airports before launching. According to Flightradar24, 100 flights were made shortly before the missile launch.
Hamad International Airport is one of the best 10 in the world, the most lively for the international movement, with about 140,000 passengers passing throughout the day.
Other countries in the region, including Bahrain and Kuwait, also closed the air space for a short time.
How did we get here?
On Saturday, the United States launched big strikes against three nuclear facilities in Iran.
This happened after the uncertainty days about whether the US would join the Israeli military action against Iran, which began on June 13.
Israel launches daily missile strikes against nuclear and military facilities in Iran, which, he said, is needed to prevent Iran from construction of nuclear weapons.
Consistent Israeli and US governments sought to prevent Iran to buy nuclear weapons. Iran has always supported its wide nuclear program for civic purposes.
The US has stated that Iran’s nuclear program was badly damaged, although their entire impact remains unclear.
The attacks between Iran and Israel also continued on Sunday and Monday before the ceasefire came into force.
