Donald Trump has rushed to the White House “situation room” after Iran launched a volley of missiles at a US military base in Qatar.
The President, his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and the US joint chiefs of staff are all in the bunker, fewer than 48 hours after American bombers launched an extraordinary overnight raid on Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday.
Iran is said to have warned Qatar and the US ahead of this attack.
According to the New York Times, Iran told Qatari officials of the strikes ahead of time.
Three Iranian officials familiar with the plans said Iran “symbolically” needed to strike back at the US, but in a way which allowed all sides an “exit ramp”.
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WATCH: Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard tells MPs Britain ‘condemns any escalation’
Donald Trump reveals US ‘totally destroyed’ Iranian nuclear sites as he unleashes tirade at ‘Fake News’ media
Donald Trump has revealed that US bombers ‘totally destroyed’ Iranian nuclear sites
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Donald Trump has revealed that US bombers “totally destroyed” Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday in a furious Truth Social post.
“The sites that we hit in Iran were totally destroyed, and everyone knows it,” he blasted.
“Only the Fake News would say anything different in order to try and demean as much as possible”, Trump added – bfore branding various US news networks “losers” and “sleazebags”.
Armed Forces Minister: ‘Britain condemns any escalation’
Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard has told MPs that Britain condemns “any” escalation following this evening’s strikes on Qatar.
“This is a fast-changing situation and we are monitoring it closely,” he said.
He said he could not give details to the Commons so early on, but said “the UK government utterly condemns any escalation”.
“We have put force protection measures at its highest level to safeguard our personnel in the region,” he added.
“We have robust measures in place to protect our armed forces personnel and their safety is our top priority.”
No casualties after Iranian strikes, US and Qatar say
No American personnel have been killed or injured in Iran’s attack against the Al Udeid air base, both the US and Qatar have said.
Al Udeid, the largest US military installation in the Middle East, had been evacuated of aircraft a few days prior to the strikes, according to satellite imagery.
