Live Updates: Iran Says It Fired Missiles at U.S. Base in Qatar
The target was Al Udeid Air Base, the largest American military installation in the Middle East. Qatar said its air defenses intercepted the attack.
What we know
IRAN RESPONSE: The Iranian state television network IRIB reports that Operation Besharat al-Fath has been launched against the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. NBC News has not verified news of the strike.
ISRAEL HITS FORDO AGAIN: Israel launched further assaults throughout Iran today, hitting airports in western, eastern and central Iran as well as the notorious Evin prison in the capital, Tehran.
IRAN-RUSSIA TALKS: The Iranian foreign minister met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with whom he said Iran will coordinate its response to the U.S. and Israeli strikes.
WARNING FROM IRAN: Before the U.S. strikes, Iran had warned President Donald Trump that it might activate terrorist "sleeper cells" inside the U.S. if it were attacked, sources said.
REGIME CHANGE: In a break with members of his administration, Trump appeared to call for a change in Iranian leadership, saying in a social media post yesterday, "Why wouldn’t there be a Regime change?"
HUNDREDS KILLED: Israeli strikes have killed at least 400 people in Iran and injured 3,000 in the 10-day conflict, according to the Iranian Health Ministry, while Iran’s retaliatory strikes have killed at least 24 in Israel.