Explosions were reportedly heard over Qatar on Monday, just hours after a credible Iranian threat was issued against the U.S.-operated Al Udeid Air Base, according to a Reuters witness on the ground.
A Western diplomat confirmed that U.S. and allied intelligence had been monitoring an active Iranian threat against the massive military installation — home to over 10,000 American troops — since midday Monday.
The base plays a critical role in regional U.S. operations and was instrumental in last weekend’s airstrikes launched by President Donald Trump on Iranian nuclear targets.
🚨HAPPENING NOW: Air defenses light up the skies over Doha, Qatar as Iran unleashes a missile barrage — aiming for the U.S. Al-Udeid base.
This isn’t posturing anymore. pic.twitter.com/IyPA7KDVCf
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The threat comes amid soaring tensions following Trump’s high-precision air campaign targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan — a bold show of force that shook the Iranian regime to its core.
The Fordow site, fortified beneath a mountain, was reportedly destroyed in the operation, signaling that no target is off-limits when America’s national security is on the line.
Shortly before the explosions were reported in Doha, the