Conflict Widens as Iran Attacks US Air Base in Qatar

Al Udeid is also home to the Combined Air Operations Center, which provides command and control of airpower across the region as well as the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, the largest expeditionary wing in the world.

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Iran said Monday night that it attacked American forces stationed at Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base.

The announcement was made on state television as martial music played. A caption on the screen called it "a mighty and successful response by the armed forces of Iran to America's aggression."

The Gulf nation of Bahrain that is home to the U.S. 5th Fleet headquarters says it is temporarily suspending flights in its airspace.

Bahrain's Interior Ministry urged residents to avoid driving on main roads "for public safety," saying they should be kept for official use.

Air raid sirens went off there.

Condemning the attack, Qatar said it reserves the right to retaliate. Dr. Majed Al Ansari, the Prime Minister and official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the attack is "a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the State of Qatar, its airspace, international law, and the United Nations Charter".

Explosions boomed Monday night in Qatar, home to a major US air base, shortly after its airspace was closed due to Iranian threats of retaliation after American forces pounded its nuclear sites.

Witnesses said they saw what appeared to be missiles in the skies over the country.