No Iranian attack detected at any US base other than Qatar, US military official says
There was no impact on the U.S. Al Udeid airbase in Qatar, the official said.
Military sources told Reuters on Monday that air defense systems were activated in the U.S. Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq for fear of a potential attack.
(Reporting by Timour Azhari, writing by Jaidaa Taha, editing by Chris Reese)
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