Iran Launches ‘Victory Message’ Operation Targeting US Bases in Iraq and Qatar

Iran has initiated a missile attack named ‘Victory Message’ against US bases in Iraq and Qatar, as reported by the Iranian news agency Tasnim on Monday evening (June 23, 2025). Reuters news agency reported a series of explosions over Doha, the capital of Qatar. A journalist from Axios, citing an Israeli official, stated that Iran launched six missiles targeting US bases in Qatar. A source familiar with the situation told Sky News that Iranian missiles targeted the Al Udeid airbase in Qatar, a massive US base that also hosts parts of the RAF. American media suggested there was coordination between Iran and Qatar to minimize casualties. Another missile was reportedly launched against a US base in Iraq, retaliating for Washington’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities last Saturday. Sources indicated that oilfields in southern Iraq were evacuated, likely anticipating an attack there. Footage circulating online shows surface-to-air missiles launched from Al Udeid Air Base intercepting Iranian ballistic missiles over Doha. Qatar’s Ministry of Defense emphasized that its air defense successfully intercepted the missiles targeting the US base. According to Iranian sources, the number of missiles fired matches the bombs that hit Iran’s nuclear installations. Sirens have sounded in Kuwait and Bahrain, though no impact reports are available yet. US President Donald Trump is currently in the White House Situation Room with Defense Secretary Pete Hageth and military leaders, according to CNBC. Iran’s armed forces announced they targeted the Al Udeid US base with a ‘devastating and overwhelming’ missile attack. They warned that any attack on Iranian soil will be met with retaliation under any circumstances. The statement described US bases in the region as a ‘great weakness and thorn in the side of the warlike US regime.’ Earlier, Iranian state television broadcast that Iran had delivered a ‘strong’ response to the ‘American attack.’