i24NEWS reports that the spokesman for Iran's parliamentary National Security Committee, Ebrahim Razai, said the attack on a US base in Qatar was appropriate and timely, accusing Qatar of inciting rebellion and opposing Iranian sovereignty in the Strait of Hormuz.
Hours after initial reports of Iranian strikes on US bases in Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain, an Iranian parliamentary official has publicly justified the overnight attack on the Al Udeid base in Qatar. Ebrahim Razai, spokesman for the parliament's National Security Committee, said on social media Sunday that the strike was 'correct, logical, and carried out at the appropriate time.' He accused Qatar of opposing Iranian sovereignty in the Strait of Hormuz and inciting rebellion, and also criticized Oman, saying it should recognize 'who is the leading power in the region.' The justification comes as the latest development in a fast-moving sequence of events that began earlier Sunday.
The Zioneer first reported at 07:57 Jerusalem that Iran claimed strikes on the Al Udeid base in Qatar, as well as targets in Kuwait and Bahrain, citing analyst Yossi Eliezer and Iranian sources. One minute later, at 07:58, footage emerged showing air defense systems engaging targets over Qatar, corroborating reports of an attack on US bases in the region. The claims evolved from unverified Iranian statements to visual evidence of an active air defense response, and now to an official political justification from Tehran.
The attack is part of a broader escalation centered on the Strait of Hormuz. As The Zioneer has reported over recent weeks, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, warning that US assets were exposed. The US subsequently launched strikes on Iranian air defense and missile sites. The IRGC claimed retaliatory attacks on American bases, and President Trump warned of further strikes. The context also includes a Qatari condemnation of an Iranian attack on an LNG tanker earlier in July, which The Zioneer covered.
The exact extent of the damage from the overnight strike remains unclear, and the official justification comes from a parliamentary spokesman rather than the IRGC or the Iranian government directly. No independent confirmation of the attack's impact on the Al Udeid base has been provided.
4 developments
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- DevelopingSaudi Arabia condemns Iranian strikes on six countries, accuses Tehran of violating international law
- StrongIranian MP: 'Resistance front will speak the same language of force'
- StrongIran warns Gulf states against relying on Washington for security
Source and signal
- Internal intake