On June 23, 2025, explosions rocked the Qatari capital Doha, a Reuters correspondent in the city reported. Iran launched six ballistic missiles at the U.S. al-Udeid air base in Qatar, where about 10 U.S. troops are stationed, according to an Israeli official quoted by an Axios reporter on Platform X. At the same time, Iranian ballistic missiles were reportedly approaching U.S. bases in Iraq, including the Ain al-Asad air base. The attacks were in response to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and military airfields on June 22-23.

According to X, the sounds of explosions in Doha were accompanied by Qatari air defense systems trying to intercept the missiles. Qatar, which is mediating in negotiations between Iran and the West, has closed its airspace until June 26, which, according to Al Jazeera, is due to the threat of further attacks. Axios' source clarified that the target of the strike in Qatar was the Al Udeid air base infrastructure, but there are no reports of casualties or damage yet. At the same time, Iran's Mehr news agency confirmed that Tehran has stepped up its forces to "respond decisively" to the aggression of the United States and Israel.

Earlier, on June 22, the United States used B-2 Spirit bombers to strike Iran's nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, which President Donald Trump called a "successful operation." Israel, which began attacks on Iran on June 13, reported strikes on six Iranian airfields on June 23, destroying up to 17 aircraft. Iran responded by firing missiles at Israel, launching about 40 ballistic missiles, including the Kheibar multiple-launch missile, which can carry a warhead of up to 1,5 tons. According to the IDF, some of the missiles were intercepted, but 16 people were injured in Tel Aviv and Haifa.

Reports of Iranian missiles targeting US bases in Iraq are confirmed by The New York Times, which, citing US intelligence, points to Tehran preparing to attack targets in Iraq and Syria. Earlier, on the morning of June 23, a US base in the Kasruk area of ​​the Syrian province of Hasakah was hit by mortar fire, allegedly carried out by Iranian proxy groups. The Pentagon has stepped up security at all its bases in the region, including Ain al-Asad and Erbil in Iraq.