Iran launched a missile attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar on Monday, firing six missiles at the facility as explosions were heard over the capital Doha.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement it targeted Al-Udeid with "devastating and powerful missile attacks" in retaliation for US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on Sunday.
"Following the open military aggression of the criminal regime of the United States of America against the peaceful nuclear facilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the explicit violation of international law," the Guards said they conducted the strike under guidance from Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
Western officials told news outlets that Iran fired six missiles toward the Qatari base, with explosions heard over the capital Doha.
Al-Udeid houses US Central Command headquarters and thousands of American personnel, serving as what the Guards called "the largest strategic asset of the terrorist American army in the West Asian region."
The Revolutionary Guards' statement warned that American bases across the region were "major weak points and the Achilles' heel of this warmongering regime" rather than sources of strength.
It threatened that any further attacks on Iran would accelerate "the collapse of America's military pillars in the region."
"The Islamic Republic of Iran, relying on Almighty God and the faithful and renowned people of Islamic Iran, will under no circumstances leave aggression against its territorial integrity, sovereignty and national security unanswered," the statement said.
The Guards linked Israeli attacks on Iran to American planning, saying "the Zionist evil was an extension of American design."
The statement declared that "the period of hit-and-run has ended" and warned of Iran's determination to respond to any future attacks.
Al-Udeid Air Base, located southwest of Doha, is one of the largest U.S. military installations in the Middle East.
The facility hosts the forward headquarters of the US Central Command and serves as a hub for American operations across the region, including missions in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.
Satellite imagery has shown aircraft being moved from the base in recent weeks, suggesting preparations for potential attacks amid rising regional tensions.
The missile strike represents an escalation in Iran's response to the US-Israeli campaign against Iranian facilities.
Israeli forces have conducted intensive strikes across Iran for nearly two weeks, while US B-2 stealth bombers targeted three Iranian nuclear sites Sunday using massive bunker-busting bombs.
Trump administration officials convened emergency meetings in Washington following the attack.
Trump administration officials are convening in Washington in response to the attack, according to the officials.
Al-Udeid Air Base houses U.S. Central Command headquarters and also hosts British military personnel on rotation.
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