The operation, dubbed"Promise of Victory," has begun, according to a statement by the state news agency IRNA. According to media reports, rockets were also fired at targets in Iraq. The attack in the Qatari capital, Doha, targeted the Al-Udeid air base, but Qatar said all rockets were successfully intercepted.

Doha also strongly condemned the attacks. It was initially unclear which targets in Iraq were attacked. An Israeli representative told several media outlets that Iran had fired a total of ten missiles at US targets in Qatar. Qatar had announced the closure of its airspace shortly before the attacks.

Doha further stated that this was a"flagrant violation" of the country's sovereignty and airspace."Qatar reserves the right to respond directly and within a framework commensurate with the scale of this blatant aggression, as well as in accordance with international law," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid al-Ansari. Before the Iranian attacks, Iran's Chief of Staff Abdolrahim Mousavi had promised retaliation.

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