Loud explosions and flares over Qatar’s capital, Doha, as Qatar condemns Iranian attack.
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11m ago
(17:31 GMT)
An unprecedented, possibly choreographed attack
Reporting from Tehran, Iran
It seems that this is the beginning of an Iranian retaliation against US bases in the Gulf.
Iran says this is in retaliation for the US’ attack on the three nuclear sites on Sunday morning. For now, we are unsure about the scope, the timing, or how long this will continue — or if it will be a one-off strike.
And nobody knows whether this will also serve as a pretext for the US to retaliate or enter the war.
Many analysts think this could be a kind of choreographed attack – that is, the US was informed in advance, just like in 2020 when Iran retaliated for the killing of General Qasem Soleimani, and Iran was reportedly aware in advance of the attack on Fordow. But these are just speculations.
Whatever is going to happen will unfold following these attacks. Only then will we know the posture and the status. This is, of course, unprecedented.