Key events
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Iran’s supreme leader says ‘we will not submit to anyone’s aggression’
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Egypt, Oman and Lebanon condemn Iran’s attack on US air base in Qatar
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Iranian parliament committee approves general plan to suspend cooperation with IAEA – report
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IDF says Israel has completed ‘most extensive’ attack on Tehran to date
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UAE condemns Iranian attack on Qatar
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Iran will continue its retaliation in response to US attacks, senior Iranian official says
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‘Spiral of chaos’ must end after Iran targets US base in Qatar, Macron says
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Iran ‘playing into hands of Israel’ by attacking Qatar air base, says Gulf official
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US confirms Iran communicated in advance of ‘symbolic’ attack on Qatar air base
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Saudi Arabia condemns Iran’s attack on Qatar
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Trump says Iranian sites struck by US were ‘totally destroyed’
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No Iranian attack detected at any US base other than Qatar, US military official says
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Base in Qatar attacked using short and medium-range ballistic missiles – Reuters
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Kuwait shuts down air space temporarily amid regional escalation
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Iran informed US hours ahead of attack on Qatar air base – reports
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Main US base in Syria on full alert in case of possible attack by Iran, Syrian security source says
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Trump reportedly in situation room with Hegseth and Caine amid Iran attack on US bases
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Bahrain shuts down airspace temporarily
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Iran says missile attack matched number of US bombs, signaling likely desire to de-escalate
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Iran gave advanced warning of attack to Qatar – reports
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Qatar says Iranian missiles were intercepted and there were no casualties
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Qatar says it reserves right to respond after Iranian attack on US military base in Doha
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Missiles launched at base housing US troops in Iraq, security official says
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Iran says it has attacked US forces at air base in Qatar
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The day so far
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US closely monitoring threats to Al Udeid air base in Qatar
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Explosions heard over Doha amid reports of Iran launching missiles towards US air bases in Qatar
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Western diplomat says credible Iranian threat against US-run Al Udeid air base in Qatar – Reuters
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Qatar shuts down airspace temporarily amid regional crisis
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UK government advises citizens in Qatar to ‘shelter in place’
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Flight evacuating British nationals leaves Israel
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Israel issues Tehran evacuation order
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Iran says it has arrested ‘European’ accused of spying for Israel
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Yvette Cooper vows to ban Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws
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Trump ‘still interested’ in Iran diplomacy – White House
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‘No reason to criticise’ US strikes in Iran – Germany’s Merz
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Trump insists ‘monumental damage’ done by US strikes in Iran but others are more cautious
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How could Iran potentially block the strait of Hormuz?
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‘This is our Berlin Wall moment’ – Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi
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Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi blames Khamenei for the conflict and says he is ready to lead Iran
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Here are some images coming to us over the wires
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Israel says it was striking Iranian security command centres
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Israel says it struck targets in Tehran including Evin prison
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IAEA chief expects ‘very significant damage’ at Iran’s Fordow site
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Israel attacks Iran’s Fordow nuclear site – Iranian media
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Kremlin says Russia deeply regrets and condemns the US strikes on Iran
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Israel attacking targets in central Tehran with ‘unprecedented intensity’, Israel Katz says
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Any Iranian closure of Hormuz strait would be ‘extremely dangerous’, EU’s top diplomat says
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China warns Israel-Iran war could ‘impact’ global economy
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China warns of ‘spillover of war’ risk in Israel-Iran conflict
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From shipping, to proxies, to targeting US bases, Iran’s options to strike back are limited
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Iran’s military warns US of ‘heavy consequences’ for entering war on Israel’s side
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Spain to ask European Council to immediately suspend EU-Israel pact
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How could Iran retaliate to US strikes?
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Israel’s war on Gaza beginning to threaten its relationship with the EU
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‘Chilling pattern’ of Israeli forces firing on hungry Palestinians, UN official says
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Oil prices surge
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Japan, heavily reliant on Middle East oil, avoids voicing support for US strikes
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What is the strait of Hormuz and why does it matter?
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‘Obliteration is an accurate term’, Trump says after officials say damage from Iran strikes not yet clear
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Israeli aid massacres in Gaza continue as world’s attention turns to Iran
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Australia’s ASX plummets more than $10bn after US Iran strikes
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Israel has made a ‘grave mistake’, Khamenei’s social media account says
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US state department issues ‘worldwide caution’ for Americans
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Israel and Iran exchange another round of missiles
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Opening summary
Iran gave advanced warning of attack to Qatar – reports
Iran coordinated its strikes on US bases in Qatar with Qatari officials in advance in a bid to minimize casualties, the New York Times is reporting, citing three Iranian officials.
Reuters is also reporting that Iran gave advanced warning to Qatar, prompting air space closure earlier, citing a source familiar with the matter.
In his statement in my last post, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari did not confirm this, but did say there had been no casualties after the base had been evacuated earlier. He said: “The base had been evacuated earlier, following established security and precautionary measures, given the tensions in the region.”
Qatar says Iranian missiles were intercepted and there were no casualties
Here’s more on that Qatari response.
Qatar has condemned Iran’s attack on the al Udeid air base and said that “Qatar reserves the right to respond directly in a manner equivalent with the nature and scale of this brazen aggression, in line with international law”.
In a post on X the Qatari foreign affairs ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari added that “Qatar’s air defenses successfully thwarted the attack and intercepted the Iranian missiles” and there had been no casualties.
He said Qatar had warned of the dangers of Israeli escalation in the region and called for “the immediate cessation of all military actions and for a serious return to the negotiating table and dialogue”.
The State of Qatar strongly condemns the attack that targeted Al-Udeid Air Base by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. We consider this a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the State of Qatar, its airspace, international law, and the United Nations Charter. We affirm that…
— د. ماجد محمد الأنصاري Dr. Majed Al Ansari (@majedalansari) June 23, 2025
Qatar says it reserves right to respond after Iranian attack on US military base in Doha
Qatar has said it reserves the right to respond directly and in accordance with international law after Iran targeted the al Udeid US military base in Doha in response to US attacks on its nuclear facilities over the weekend.
Missiles launched at base housing US troops in Iraq, security official says
The Associated Press is reporting that missiles have been launched at a base housing US troops in Iraq, citing a security official. More on this as we get it.
Iran says it has attacked US forces at air base in Qatar
Iran has said that it attacked American forces stationed at Qatar’s Al Udeid air base.
The announcement was made on state television as martial music played, with a caption on the screen calling it “a mighty and successful response by the armed forces of Iran to America’s aggression”.
The attack came shortly after Qatar closed its airspace as a precaution amid threats from Iran.
The day so far
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Explosions have been heard over the Qatari capital city Doha today, Reuters is reporting. An Axios reporter, citing an Israeli official, said that six missiles had been launched by Iran directed towards US air bases in Qatar.
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A Western diplomat told Reuters on Monday that there has been a credible Iranian threat against the US-run al Udeid air base in Qatar since noon. The air base in Qatar is the Middle East’s largest US base that houses around 10,000 troops.
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Qatar said it has shut down airspace temporarily as part of measures taken amid developments in the region, a statement by the Qatari foreign ministry said on X. It said the move comes to ensure safety of residents and visitors, Reuters reported.
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The British government has joined the US in advising its citizens in Qatar to shelter in place until further notice. The notice on Monday has triggered a slew of messages from various Doha-based institutions to employees and students, while Qatar maintained that the situation was stable, Reuters reported.
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Diplomatic sources have confirmed that a military carrier transporting “vulnerable” British nationals and their dependants from Israel has landed in Cyprus. “The plane has arrived at Larnaca International Airport,” the Guardian was told. “If the demand is there there’ll be more [repatriation flights].”
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Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday that Iran has the full right to self-defence and called the strategic partnership between Moscow and Tehran “unbreakable”, state news agencies reported. Asked whether Iran has requested military assistance from Russia, Ryabkov told Interfax that Moscow was working with Iran across multiple areas and it would irresponsible to disclose further details on their cooperation.
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Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said on Monday he had a good meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow and they discussed developments in the Middle East in detail, Russian state news agency RIA said. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin and Araqchi discussed a range of issues, with a particular focus on steering the regional situation toward a peaceful resolution.
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Movement of oil tankers in the strait of Hormuz remains largely unchanged despite the US attack on Iran over the weekend and the treat of closing the channel, critical to the world’s energy supplies. The Joint Maritime Information Centre which issues daily alerts to the shipping industry in the region based on naval information, said the threat level was “elevated” with “severe consequences for shipping” the the Iranian parliament’s threat to close the strait is carried out.
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The Israeli military issued on Monday an evacuation warning to residents of Tehran, telling them to stay away from weapons production centres and military bases, according to a post by the Israeli military on X in Farsi and in Arabic.
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A drone fell in Jordan’s Amman, causing material damage, the country’s state news agency reported on Monday, without clarifying where it came from.
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Iranian authorities arrested on Monday a European national on suspicion of spying for Israel, state TV reported, as fighting raged between the foes for the 11th day. State television cited judicial authorities as saying that a spy for Israel was arrested in the western province of Hamadan, adding that the “spy is a citizen of a European country”, without elaborating.
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Iran must not develop nuclear weapons, Nato’s secretary general Mark Rutte said on Monday, Reuters reports. Ahead of a two-day summit of the Alliance in The Hague, he told reporters: “Allies have repeatedly urged Iran to meet its obligations under the non-proliferation treaty.”
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Donald Trump thinks Iranians should overthrow their government if it refuses to negotiate on its nuclear programme, but the US president is “still interested” in diplomacy, the White House said Monday, AFP reports. “If the Iranian regime refuses to come to a peaceful diplomatic solution, which the president is still interested and engaging in, by the way, why shouldn’t the Iranian people take away the power of this incredibly violent regime that has been suppressing them for decades?” press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Fox News.
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Three empty oil and chemical tankers have diverted away from the strait of Hormuz and changed course, The Times of Israel reports. The Marie C and Red Ruby, which were sailing toward the strait, dropped anchor near Fujairah off the United Arab Emirates (UAE) coast. The Kohzan Maru was sailing in the Gulf of Oman, according to data on the Marine Traffic platform.
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French foreign affairs minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday that the Israeli strike on Tehran’s Evin prison, which put French prisoners in danger, was unacceptable. He added on X that he called for the immediate end of all strikes to enable negotiation and that he had asked for consular access to the two citizens.
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Italy is against a suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement over alleged human rights violations in Gaza, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday. “Our position is different from that of Spain,” Tajani said on the sidelines of a meeting with EU colleagues in Brussels, referring to Spain’s support for a suspension of the deal.
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The conflict between Israel and Iran has not yet had any direct effect on the security situation in Germany, an interior ministry spokesperson said in Berlin on Monday, Reuters reports. There are also no indications of a concrete threat against US or Jewish-Israeli institutions in Germany, added the spokesperson.
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US bombing probably caused “very significant” damage to the underground areas of Iran’s Fordow uranium enrichment plant dug into a mountain, though no one can yet tell the extent, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday. “Given the explosive payload utilised and the extreme(ly) vibration-sensitive nature of centrifuges, very significant damage is expected to have occurred,” Grossi said in a statement to an emergency meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-nation Board of Governors.
US closely monitoring threats to Al Udeid air base in Qatar
The White House and the Defense Department are closely monitoring potential threats to Al Udeid air base in Qatar, an American facility, a senior White House official said on Monday.
“The White House and the Department of Defense are aware of, and closely monitoring, potential threats to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar,” the official said.
Joint chiefs chair general Dan Caine and secretary Pete Hegseth are currently in the situation room monitoring potential Iranian retaliation, CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins is reporting, sourcing a senior White House official.
The air defence system was activated in the US Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq for fear of a potential attack, military sources to Reuters on Monday.
Iran earlier threatened to retaliate against the US after strikes on its nuclear sites.
Explosions heard over Doha amid reports of Iran launching missiles towards US air bases in Qatar
Explosions have been heard over the Qatari capital city Doha today, Reuters is now reporting.
It comes as the Middle Eastern country closed its air space and both US and UK embassies advised its citizens to “shelter in place”.
An Axios reporter, citing an Israeli official, said that six missiles had been launched by Iran directed towards US air bases in Qatar.
Sky News in the UK is reporting that it is thought Iran has targeted American air bases in Iraq also.
This is a fast-developing situation and we will update as more news lines materialise.
Western diplomat says credible Iranian threat against US-run Al Udeid air base in Qatar – Reuters
A Western diplomat told Reuters on Monday that there has been a credible Iranian threat against the US-run al Udeid air base in Qatar since noon.
The air base in Qatar is the Middle East’s largest US base that houses around 10,000 troops.
