The spokesman for Iran's parliamentary National Security Committee, Ebrahim Razai, said the attack on a US base in Qatar was 'correct, logical, and timely,' accusing Qatar of inciting rebellion and opposing Iranian sovereignty. He also warned Oman to recognize Iran as the leading regional power and stop 'writing graffiti on the devil's wall.'
Iran's parliamentary spokesman Ebrahim Razai, in a social media post on Sunday afternoon (July 12, 2026), not only justified the overnight missile strike on a US base in Qatar but also warned Oman to recognize Iran as the leading regional power, saying the sultanate should stop 'writing graffiti on the devil's wall.' The statement expands on his earlier justification from Sunday morning (07:57 Jerusalem), which had accused Qatar of inciting rebellion against Iranian sovereignty in the Strait of Hormuz. The new warning to Oman marks a broadening of Tehran's rhetorical campaign, now targeting a neighbor that has historically maintained a diplomatic balancing act between Iran and the Gulf states.
The thread of this escalation opened at 07:58 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer reported footage of air defense systems activating over Qatar and Iran launching attacks on US bases in Kuwait and Qatar. Minutes earlier, at 07:57, Iran claimed unverified strikes on Al Udeid base in Qatar, targets in Kuwait, and several in Bahrain, via analyst Yossi Eliezer citing Iranian sources. At 07:57, Razai's initial justification called the Qatar strike 'correct, logical, and timely.' The evolution shows a shift from raw claims of strikes to official rhetorical justification, and now to expanded warnings against other Gulf states.
The broader regional escalation has seen Iran launch multiple strikes on US-linked targets across the Gulf, as The Zioneer reported on Sunday (05:47 Jerusalem) in coverage of the US third wave of strikes. Qatar itself condemned an Iranian attack on its LNG tanker on July 7, holding Tehran fully responsible. Iran's army has threatened continued strikes on US assets, labeling the US president 'insane,' as reported on July 9. The Zioneer has also covered Iran's earlier claims of strikes on Al Udeid and threats to continue targeting US assets in the region.
What remains open: the specific nature of the warning to Oman—whether diplomatic or military—is unspecified. Razai's statement is a single official source, and there is no independent confirmation of any new Iranian action against Oman. The broader claims of strikes on US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar remain unverified by independent sources, as previously noted in the thread.
4 developments
- DevelopingQatar condemns Iran's 'repeated attacks' on Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait
- 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