Explosions were heard over Qatar’s capital Doha on Monday, a Reuters witness reported, shortly after a Western diplomat said there had been a credible Iranian threat against the US-run al Udeid air base in the Gulf Arab state since midday.<\/p>\n
Iranian state TV later said the country had begun an operation against a US base in Qatar.<\/p>\n
Qatar said it reserved the right to respond directly and in accordance with international law.<\/p>\n
Israel had earlier carried out fresh strikes against Iran including on the capital Tehran and the Iranian nuclear facility at Fordow, a target of the US attack at the weekend.<\/p>\n
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the notorious Evin prison had been targeted, alongside several other sites, including the flagship building of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard. Corps.<\/p>\n
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