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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Jun 23, 2025, 07:58 PM Jun 23

What to know about the US's Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar after Iran's attack

Iran has responded to the United States’ direct involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict by targeting its military assets in the Middle East.

On Monday, Ali Akbar Velayati, an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, announced that bases used by US forces “in the region or elsewhere” could be attacked in retaliation for US attacks on Iran’s underground nuclear sites the previous day.

Later that evening, explosions were heard over Qatar’s capital, Doha, as Iran attacked Al Udeid Air Base, the largest US military base in the Middle East.

Here’s everything you need to know about Al Udeid:

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/know-us-al-udeid-air-185458191.html

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What to know about the US's Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar after Iran's attack (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 23 OP
according to the news I saw today they gave 2 hours warning thatdemguy Jun 23 #1

thatdemguy

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1. according to the news I saw today they gave 2 hours warning
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 08:03 PM
Jun 23

And not a single missile made it thru. Sounds like it was a hey we are going to fire some missiles your way be ready to stop them. So a show of force but no real threat, as I bet if they did mean for a real attack they probably know the commander in idiot would have done a lot more back to them.

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