Qatar has intercepted an Iranian attack launched at a US military base near Doha on Monday.
Tehran sent a barrage of short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles towards Al Udeid Air Base earlier on Monday evening, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites.
Footage reported across social media appears to show missiles in the skies above the Qatari capital, followed by explosions.
Qatar’s Defence Ministry said its air defences “successfully” thwarted the attack, and no casualties have been reported.
US President Donald Trump called the response "weak" and said it had been "very effectively countered".
In a post on Truth Social, he said: "There have been 14 missiles fired – 13 were knocked down, and 1 was ‘set free,’ because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction. I am pleased to report that NO Americans were harmed, and hardly any damage was done.
"Most importantly, they’ve gotten it all out of their ‘system,’ and there will, hopefully, be no further HATE."
Trump also claimed Iran gave the US prior notice of the strike to avoid lives being lost.
The attack came shortly after Qatar closed its airspace as a precaution amid threats from Iran.
Elsewhere in the Middle East, the countries of Bahrain, Iraq, UAE and Kuwait said they are temporarily suspending flights in their airspace.
Bahrain, the UAE and Kuwait appear to have since re-opened their airspace.
Iran said the attack on Qatar matched the number of bombs dropped by the United States on its nuclear sites this weekend, signaling its likely desire to de-escalate.
It also said it targeted the base because it was outside of populated areas.
