Iran Israel war: Why has Iran attacked US military base Al Udeid air base in Qatar? Here are reasons
Iran Israel war witnessed a massive escalation as Tehran attacked US military base in Qatar -- Al Udeid Air Base. While, Iranian authority has multiple options, why did it target Al Udeid Air Base.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a protest following the U.S. attacks on nuclear sites in Iran, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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US military base in Qatar -- Al Udeid Air Base -- was attacked on Monday by Iran. Tehran said that Iran launched missiles in answer to the American bombing of its nuclear enrichment facilities at Fordo, Isfahan, and Natanz. Earlier, Iran sent a stringent warning to Washington that it would target US military assets anywhere. Reports said that they saw missiles in the skies, followed by explosions, but it wasn't clear if there was any damage, AP reported.In the past, Iran has threatened American forces at Al Udeid Air Base, which hosts the forward headquarters of the U.S. military's Central Command. Al Udeid is also home to the Combined Air Operations Center, which provides command and control of airpower across the region as well as the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, the largest expeditionary wing in the world.Axios reporter on X tweeted that trump administration was aware of in advance of Iran's attack on Al-Udeid airbase.Qatar, across the Persian Gulf from Iran, maintains diplomatic relations with Iran and shares a massive offshore natural gas field with Tehran.Iran announced on state television that it attacked American forces stationed at Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base. A caption on screen called it 'a mighty and successful response" to "America's aggression' as martial music played.The attack came shortly after Qatar closed its airspace as a precaution amid threats from Iran.Just before the explosions, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on the social platform X: "We neither initiated the war nor seeking it. But we will not leave invasion to the great Iran without answer."A1. Al Udeid Air Base is located in Qatar. Al Udeid is also home to the Combined Air Operations Center, which provides command and control of airpower across the region as well as the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, the largest expeditionary wing in the world.A2. Qatar, across the Persian Gulf from Iran, maintains diplomatic relations with Iran and shares a massive offshore natural gas field with Tehran.
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