The SNSC issued a statement after the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday evening targeted the United States’ Al-Udeid air base in Qatar with a devastating and powerful missile attack in an operation codenamed “Promise of Victory”.
“In response to the United States’ aggressive and brazen act against Iran’s nuclear places and facilities, our powerful Armed Forces destroyed the American forces’ air base in Al-Udeid of Qatar a few hours ago,” it said in a statement.
“The number of missiles used in this successful operation was equal to the number of bombs the US used in the attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, and the base targeted in the attack by Iran’s powerful forces is far from urban facilities and residential areas in Qatar,” the SNSC added.
“This measure (Iran’s missile attack) did not pose any threat to our friendly and brotherly country, Qatar, and its noble people, and the Islamic Republic of Iran remains committed to maintaining and continuing warm and historic relations with Qatar,” the statement said.
The Iranian missile strikes on Monday were in response to the US attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran a day earlier.
While the Zionist regime waged a war of aggression against Iran on June 13 and has been striking Iran’s military and nuclear sites, the US stepped in and conducted military attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran’s Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan early Sunday.
The Iranian officials said afterwards that Tehran reserves the right to resort to its own options for reaction to the US attacks.