Khamenei's Adviser Threatens Strikes on US Al Udeid Base In Qatar

Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday that Iran would retaliate against any attack, pointing to a previous Iranian missile strike on the US Al Udeid air base in Qatar as an example.

"The President of America, who repeatedly mentions the futile aggression against Iran's nuclear centers, would do better to also refer to the plowing of the American Al Udeid base by Iranian missiles," Shamkhani wrote on X, The Caspian Post reports, citing Iran International.

Al Udeid is the largest US military base in the Middle East, hosting around 10,000 troops. Iran fired missiles toward the base in June after US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, causing limited damage.

Reuters reported earlier on Wednesday that the United States was withdrawing some personnel from major military bases in the Middle East as a precaution amid heightened regional tensions.