Iran said it would retaliate and tonight it did – launching missiles at US bases in Qatar – with air raid sirens also sounding in Bahrain – home to the US Fifth Fleet. The main US base in northeast Syria is also on full alert. Airspace over much of the region remains closed.
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The Al Udeid Air Base is the biggest US military facility in the region. It’s a key air and logistics hub – with around 10,000 American troops stationed there.
Iranian state media said the Al Asad Airbase in Iraq was also targeted – but there have been no reports of any explosions there.
All this after Israel gave details of its latest strikes on Iranian government sites in Tehran.
0:00 – Iran fires back
8:00 – Interview with David Petraeus
12:38 – Interview with Mary Beth Long and Ali Vaez
20:47 – Humanitarian crisis in Gaza
25:55 – Interview with William Alberque
29:34 – UK response
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