Overview

• Iran fired ten missiles at Al Udeid base in Qatar in retaliation for US airstrikes on its nuclear facilities, according to Israeli intelligence cited by Axios.
• Al Udeid hosts over 10,000 US and allied personnel and serves as the Combined Air Operations Center coordinating missions across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
• The International Atomic Energy Agency reported that recent US strikes on Fordow and other enrichment sites inflicted significant damage on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
• Israel has continued raids on Iranian targets, including access routes to the Fordow plant and symbolic regime sites, despite signaling a desire to end the conflict quickly.
• President Trump has maintained a hardline position toward Tehran and has not ruled out backing a change in Iranian leadership, even as European leaders urge restraint.