Axios reporter Barak Ravid posted to X, "Iran launched 10 missiles towards U.S. bases in Qatar, Israeli official says."
However, all the missiles were successfully intercepted, according to the Qatari government.
"Qatari government says Iranian missiles directed towards U.S. airbase were all intercepted. There are no reports of casualties they say. Qatar says they reserve the right to respond directly," NBC News' Tom Winter wrote on X. US officials later confirmed that there were no reports of deaths of injuries.
Qatar said in a statement via spokesman Majed Al Ansari, “We affirm that Qatar reserves the right to respond directly in a manner equivalent with the nature and scale of this brazen aggression, in line with international law."
Explosions were reportedly heard over Qatar's capital, Doha, according to witnesses who spoke to Reuters. In response to the situation, the United Arab Emirates as well as Qatar both closed their air space, per the New York Times.
A missile was reportedly also shot at a US military base in Iraq and there were warning sirens sounding off in Bahrain as well, where another US base is located.
The strikes come after the US struck three nuclear sites in Iran last week. According to the Times, there were three Iranian officials who said that Iran gave Qatar advanced notice of the strikes in a way to symbolically strike back at the US while at the same time minimizing casualties.
The Iranian officials, per the outlet, "Described it as a similar strategy to 2020 when Iran gave Iraq heads up before firing ballistic missiles an American base in Iraq following the assassination of its top general."
Axios also reported that the Trump administration knew that there would be an attack in advance, a source familiar with the matter said. The US had "good advance warning" of the attack, according to a second source that spoke to the outlet.
Iran's Supreme Leader claimed in a statement that the country had launched a number missiles equal to the bombs that the US dropped on Iran's nuclear facilities after the missiles were launched.
