No American suffered in an Iranian attack and it caused almost no damage. Iran's answer was weak and expected – said Donald Trump after Iran's hit, aimed at the US military base in Qatar. The president also thanked the authorities in Tehran.
In retaliation for American bombing of nuclear objects Iran He stretched on Monday Attack on the American air base Al Ugid in Qatar. According to Qatar authorities, there are no injured or fatalities, and the rockets were intercepted.
Shortly after the attack, Donald Trump spoke on this matter by publishing an entry on Truth Social. As he wrote, Tehran officially responded to an earlier movement USA And it was a “very poor answer”. He added that it was an action that Washington expected and to which he “reacted very effectively”.
He said that 14 rockets were fired. 13 was intercepted and one “released” because “she was heading towards a threat.” “Most importantly, they got rid of everything from their 'system' and hopefully there will be no more hatred,” he added.
He also assured that no American had suffered and almost no damage was caused. “I want to thank Iran for early notification, thanks to which no one died or was injured,” he added. “Perhaps Iran can now go to peace and harmony in the region, and I enthusiastically encourage Israel to do the same. Thank you for the attention devoted to this matter,” he wrote.
His statement was made available to X Vice President JD Vance.
What will Trump do now?
Earlier, reports of Trump's possible reaction to Monday events appeared in the media.
The high -ranking representative of the White House told CNN that Trump “does not want much military involvement in the region”, so he does not want to respond to the Iranian blow. The interlocutor added, however, that the president could still make a different decision after meeting his national security team.
The New York Times also said that, according to officials, the American leader does not intend to answer Iran's retaliation, which they described as “theater”.
The US was to expect this
The official also confirmed CNN earlier information that the US was expecting an Iranian attack. He stated that this was a response similar to Tehran's retaliation for killing General Kaszem Sulejmani in 2020, when there was also a rocket attack on the US base in the Middle East. That one also did not cause fatalities.
The chairman of the Chamber of Representatives Mike Johnson also talked about it on Monday, who announced that he had received this morning intelligence information and that a blow to the base in Qatar was “an attack that was expected”.
The Axios portal said that the administration of US President Donald Trump also knew in advance about the planned Iranian attack. The high -ranking official told Reuters that Iran informed the US with two diplomatic channels about the attack a few hours before it was carried out.
Trump has not yet referred to the Iranian attack. He only posted an entry on his Truth Social Social Platform, in which he accused the media of lies about the effects of Saturday strikes on Iranian atomic objects.
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Source: PAP
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