Iran tells Qatar: Attack targeted US Base, not Doha
'The missile operation by the Iranian Armed Forces targeting Al-Udeid base was carried out within the framework of Iran's legitimate right to self-defence,' Araghchi said in a phone call with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani.
The Iranian attack 'should in no way be interpreted as an action against the friendly and brotherly government of Qatar', he said, quoted in a statement from his ministry.
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