Spokesman Describes Iran’s Attack on US Base in Qatar as Self-Defense
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Describing Iran’s missile strike on an American airbase near Doha as an act of self-defense, Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baqaei said the attack had nothing to do with Qatar.
“Iran’s military strikes on American military base ‘Al-Udeid’ was in exercise of our self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter in response to the United States’ unprovoked aggression against Iran’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty that took place on 22 June 2025,” Baqaei said in a post in his X account on Tuesday.
“This act of self-defense had nothing to do with our friendly neighbor Qatar as we enjoy excellent and deeply rooted relationships,” he added.
“Iran remains fully committed to its good-neighborliness policy with respect to the State of Qatar and other neighboring countries,” the spokesman said.
“We resolve not to let US/Israeli criminal aggressions and malign policies against Iran create division between us and the brotherly countries of the region,” Baqaei underlined.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps targeted the United States’ Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar with a powerful missile attack on Monday evening in retaliation for Washington’s recent strike on three Iranian nuclear sites.
