The Islamic Republic of Iran, relying on God Almighty and the faithful and great Islamic Iranian people, will not leave any attack on its territorial integrity, sovereignty, or national security unanswered under any circumstances.

US bases and mobile military targets in the region are not a strength of this national defence; rather, they are a major weakness and a thorn in the side of this warmongering regime.

Our attack on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar does not threaten the sisterly state of Qatar.

The US military prepared for an Iranian attack on its bases, expected it, and was not surprised.

Qatar reserves the right to respond directly in a manner proportional to the nature and extent of the blatant attack and in accordance with international law.

We estimate that Iran will also attack Israel in response to the US attack.

➡️Iran coordinated the attacks on the US air base in Qatar with Qatari officials and gave advance notice of their coming to minimize casualties.

➡️The officials said Iran needed to symbolically retaliate against the US, but at the same time, execute the attack in a way that would allow all parties an escape route.

➡️They described this strategy as similar to the 2020 strategy when Iran gave Iraq warning before launching ballistic missiles at a US base in Iraq following the assassination of its top military commander.