Iranian state media has announced Iran has begun its “mighty and victorious” response to US strikes, writes BBC.

The state-run Tasnim agency says that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard [IRG] launched missiles at US bases in Qatar and Iraq. In the last few minutes, we"ve seen reports of explosions heard in Qatar.

“[Iran] will not leave any attack on its territorial integrity, sovereignty, and national security unanswered under any circumstances”, the IRGC says in a statement.

Qatar strongly condemned attack on US air base. Majed al-Ansari, official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, writes on X: “We consider this a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the State of Qatar, its airspace, international law, and the United Nations charter”.

He says Qatar’s air defence systems “successfully thwarted the attack and intercepted the Iranian missiles” and the base had been evacuated earlier: “All necessary steps were taken to ensure the safety of personnel at the base, including Qatari Armed Forces members, friendly forces, and others. We confirm that no injuries or human casualties resulted from the attack”.

The spokesperson says Qatar reserves the right to respond “in a manner equivalent with the nature and scale of this brazen aggression”.