Iran attacks US Air Force base in Qatar

Various news outlets have reported Iran has launched an attack on the Al Udeid US Air Force base in Qatar. Iranian state TV reported on Monday that Iran has begun operations against the US base outside Doha. The Hill reported Iran launched 10 missiles at the base.

The Trump administration is monitoring the situation, a senior White House official told The Hill, as President Trump is set to meet with his national security team following the US attack in Iran.

“The White House and the Department of Defense are aware of, and closely monitoring, potential threats to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar,” the official said.

According to Reuters, explosions were heard over Qatar's capital Doha on Monday, shortly after a Western diplomat said there had been a credible Iranian threat against the US-run al Udeid air base.

Soon after Qatar announced it had closed its air space temporarily to ensure the safety of residents and visitors.

Earlier, the US. embassy in Qatar had advised Americans to shelter in place, out of what it said was "an abundance of caution".

Iran had issued threats to retaliate against the United States after US bombers dropped 30,000-pound bunker-busters on the country's underground nuclear installations over the weekend.

Earlier on Monday, Israel struck a jail for political prisoners in Tehran in a potent demonstration that it was expanding its targets beyond military and nuclear sites to aim squarely at the pillars of Iran's ruling system.

Two US officials said Washington assessed that Iran could carry out attacks targeting American forces in the Middle East soon.

Despite Iran's threats to challenge oil shipments from the Gulf, oil prices largely held steady, suggesting traders doubted the Islamic Republic would follow through on any action that would disrupt global supplies.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow as Tehran sought backing from one of its last major power friends for its next steps.