Escalation in the Middle East: Iran attacks US base – Trump: Were warned

Iran attacked the largest US military base in the Middle East as a retaliation for the bombing of its nuclear facilities – but warned the USA beforehand. For this he thanked Iran that there was no injuries or deaths, US President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. He described Tehran’s retaliation attack as a “very weak answer” on the US bombardment of three Iranian nuclear facilities at the weekend.

Before Trump’s message, Iran had attacked the US military base Al-Treid in Qatar with several rockets. According to the Golfemirate, the air defense thwarted the attack on Monday evening and caught the rockets.

Trump wrote that Iran may now be able to pass peace and harmony in the Middle East – he will encourage Israel to do this too. Israel has been war on Iran for a good ten days.

US President: “Hardly any” damage to the attack

According to Trump, 13 Iranian rockets were intercepted by the rocket defense that another had flown in a harmless direction, which is why it was not shot down. There was “hardly any” damage in the attack, “which we expected”.

With the attack on the US base in Qatar, the Iranians have now practiced their retaliation and hopefully there would be no further “hatred”, Trump wrote. He put the word “hate” in capital letters. In another post, Trump wrote in capital letters: “Congratulations, world, it’s time for peace.”

The United States had attacked the Iranian uranium enrichment systems in Fordo and Natans with bunker -breaking bombs at the weekend. A nuclear device in Isfahan was also bombarded.

The Iranian government condemned the air strikes as contrary to international law. Shortly before the retaliation against the US base in Katar, Iran’s President Massud Peseschkian on X once again said that “the aggression against Iran would not be unanswered”.

Numerous US bases in the Middle East

The US military maintains numerous bases around the Persian Gulf. They are only a few hundred kilometers from Iran and were considered potential targets. Around 40,000 US soldiers are stationed in the region.

Al-Treid is one of the most important US bases in the region. According to reports, around 10,000 soldiers and civilian staff are usually stationed there. Al-Treid is also the command center of the US military in the region.

Observer: Symbolic retribution of Iran

The type of counterattack of Iran – should he be completed with this action – gives the impression that Tehran is not located on a further escalation. Observers rated the attack as symbolic. He was planned as a well-considered step and Spiegele Iran’s own concerns and borders, wrote Iran expert Hamidreza Azii on X. Tehran also had to react to domestic pressure and restore his own credibility.

Even before the attack, the Iranian general staff had said that “this American mistake” was reacted to in relation to aggression. After that, in an explanation of the Iranian National Security Council, it was said that the number of rockets used “exactly the number of bombs that the United States had used in its attack on Iran’s nuclear systems” corresponded.

As early as 2020, Iran had attacked a US base in Iraq with rockets after Trump had the mighty General Ghassem Soleimani, commander of the abroad of the revolutionary guards. At that time, Iran had warned Iraq before firing ballistic rockets to the American base.

Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the United States has been an arch enemy of Iranian leadership. In the same year, students occupied the US embassy in Tehran, which at that time led to the termination of diplomatic relationships. Many millions of Iran, on the other hand, want better relationships with the West and have been rejecting the government for decades.

Further states temporarily closed airspace

After the attack, the Gulf States Bahrain and Kuwait also closed their air spaces over several hours. The Bahrainian Ministry of Transport called the temporary suspension of air traffic in the airspace of the kingdom.