Attack On US Base ‘Act Of Self-Defence’; Not Directed At Qatar, Says Iran

Iran has defended its military strikes on US military base, Al-Udeid, in Qatar, calling them ‘an act of self-defence’ and clarifying that the strikes have nothing to do with Qatar.

The statement comes following escalating tensions in the Middle East, risking a potential regional conflict, after Iran fired six missiles towards American military bases in Iraq and Qatar on Monday.

Theran launched the strikes in response to the US bombing of Iranian Nuclear sites.

Taking to X, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei posted, “Iran’s military strikes on American military base ‘Al-Udeid’ was in exercise of our self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter in response to the United States’ unprovoked aggression against Iran’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty that took place on 22 June 2025.”

Iran accuses US-Israel of creating divisions

Hailing Tehran’s deep-rooted relationship with Qatar, Iran accused Israel and the US of ‘creating divisions’ between neighbouring countries.

The post further read, “Iran remains fully committed to its good-neighbourliness policy with respect to the State of Qatar and other neighboring countries.”

The media reports suggest no major impact of the missile attack on the US bases in Qatar as American Patriot missile defence systems intercepted the Iranian missiles.

Qatar condemns the strikes and moves United Nations

Qatar on Tuesday sent a letter to Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guteres and Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of June, requesting that it be circulated to the members of the Securtiy Council and issued as an official document of the Council.

Doha in the letter called Iranian strikes a dangerous escalation and a flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the state of Qatar, posing a direct threat to regional peace and security.

Moreover, expressing condemnation of the missile attack, Qatar said ‘it reserves the right to respond directly and in a manner equivalent with the nature and scale of this blatant aggression and in accordance with the Charter and international law’, the Foreign Ministry statement reads

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry further highlighted that the continuation of such military actions could lead to disastrous and far-reaching repercussions for regional peace, and called for the immediate cessation of all military action and return to the negotiating table and dialogue.

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