US President Donald Trump said there were no fatalities as a result of an Iranian strike on 23 June on a US airbase in Qatar.
“I am happy to report that in addition to no Americans being killed or wounded, which is very important, also no Qataris were killed or wounded,” Trump said, commenting on his own Truth Social network about the strike on the base in Qatar.
He also confirmed that Iran had warned Washington of the impending attack.
“I want to thank Iran for giving us advance warning, which avoided loss of life and injury. Perhaps Iran can now move toward peace and harmony in the region, and I enthusiastically encourage Israel to do the same,” the US president wrote.
Trump did not specify whether the warning was received directly or relayed through Qatar.
Iran attacked a US base in Qatar with missiles on the evening of 23 June. According to the publication Axios, at least 10 missiles were launched in total. That’s fewer than are usually recorded during Iranian strikes on Israel.
“We assure that Qatar’s air defences successfully repelled the attack and intercepted the Iranian missiles. The Ministry of Defence will issue a detailed statement on the circumstances of the attack later,” Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid al-Ansari wrote on the X network.
Earlier, Iran promised to respond to the United States bombing of nuclear facilities in the country. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on 22 June that a response from Tehran would be “the stupidest thing Iran has ever done”. US President Donald Trump convened an emergency meeting with top US officials after the attack, Fox News reported.