The Qatar threatens with a “proportionate” response after the Iranian attack on the American Udeid base

The Qatar on Monday condemned the rocket attack launched by Iran on the US Udeid air base, stating that it reserves the right to respond “directly and proportional to the nature and extent of this flagrant aggression”, according to international law, The Guardian reports.

“The Qatar reserves the right to respond directly, in a way equivalent to the nature and extent of this flagrant aggression, in accordance with international law,” said Majed of Ansari, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

According to him, the country's aerial defense has successfully intercepted Iranian missiles, and the attack did not result in victims.

The Qatar states that he has previously warned about the risks generated by an Israeli escalation in the region and demands “the immediate termination of all military actions, as well as the serious return to the negotiation and dialogue”.

For his part, the Ministry of Defense added: “Due to God, the vigilance of the armed forces and the precautionary measures taken, the incident did not cause victims or injured.”

The air space and the territory of the country are “safe”, the ministry said.

Iranian officials informed the Qatar in advance about the attack before launching the missiles to the US military base in this country, according to a source familiar with the problem, writes CNN.

The coordination was aimed at reducing the potential victims and keeping an out of crisis, the source said.

Several explosions were heard in Doha in the capital of Qatar on Monday, a witness of Reuters said, following the threats of Tehran to respond to US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. Iran has started an operation against an American Qatar base, Iranian state television said, CNN and BBC News write.

According to Tehran authorities, the number of missiles drawn to the Qatar base is equal to that of the bombs used by the US in attacks on nuclear facilities. The military operation was called “Victoria's News”, Iranian news agencies announced.

The body of the Islamic revolutionary guards transmitted in a statement that it was a “powerful and destructive missile attack” on the Udeid base, the largest American base in the Middle East, where over 10,000 American soldiers are stationed.

The base was visited last month by President Donald Trump, who was the first supreme American commander who paid a visit there since 2003.

Iran also targeted Ain Al-Asad air base in Iraq, where anti-aircraft systems were also activated, according to military sources quoted by Reuters.