Trump thanked Iran for giving advance notice of the strikes, and said, “IT’S TIME FOR PEACE!” Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. Iran fired retaliatory strikes against the U.S. on Monday, targeting an...
Video footage captured the moment air defences activated to intercept missiles over the skies of Doha. Iran attacked a US airbase near the Qatari capital on Monday in response to strikes on its nuclear sites on Saturday. Qatar has condemned the attack as a “flagrant violation”. The Pentagon said there were no reports of US...
USAF The Al Udeid Air Base, pictured in 2004 Iran has launched missiles at a US military base in Qatar, in what it said was retaliation for American strikes against its nuclear sites over the weekend. Witnesses have reported hearing loud bangs in the sky above Qatar, while video shows bright flashes in the sky...
God help them they hurt one hair on an American head. That’s all I can say. 🚨 HAPPENING NOW: Air defenses seen activated over Doha, Qatar, after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at it, likely targeting the al-Udeid base used by U.S. forces pic.twitter.com/exG9nVGR1d — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 23, 2025 Word is they’ve fired...
Have the Iranians already begun to ‘close’ the Strait of Hormuz? New reports from China — and an apparent sotto voce warning from Beijing to Tehran — suggest that the IRGC may have already deployed their opening salvo to render the strait impassable. According to the Wall Street Journal, several commercial ships had to turn...
The US and the UK have told their citizens in Qatar to shelter in place “until further notice”. The US embassy in Qatar suggested in a notice online that Americans do so “out of an abundance of caution”. The UK government said it was issuing its warning in response to the US alert. The warnings...
Reuters US President Donald Trump and Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at a signing ceremony in Doha on Wednesday In his eagerness to accept a plane from Qatar, Donald Trump has achieved a remarkable feat, uniting many partisans across America’s bitter political divide. The problem for the White House is that unity is...
US President Donald Trump is set to receive a luxury jumbo jet, intended for use as a presidential plane, from the royal family of Qatar. According to US media reports, the plane will not be ready for use right away, as it will need to be retrofitted. The US government also plans to check the...
In cricket you have never seen it all. At the Asia qualifier for the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup in Thailand, the United Arab Emirates were getting twitchy. They had raced to 192-0 in 16 overs against Qatar but rain was looming in Bangkok. With only one team progressing from the group, the UAE needed...
Julen Lopetegui has been appointed head coach of the Qatar national team, almost four months after being sacked by West Ham. The 58-year-old Spaniard’s deal runs until 2027 and takes in the ongoing qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Qatar, who participated at the last World Cup as hosts, failed to secure a spot for...
Sebastian Usher and Jessica Rawnsley BBC News, Jerusalem and London Getty Images Israel’s military offensive in Gaza resumed after a ceasefire collapsed in March Qatar’s prime minister says there has been “a bit of progress” in efforts to broker a new ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, but that there was still no “answer...
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have agreed to halt fighting in the east of the country until peace talks mediated by Qatar reach their “conclusion”. It is the latest truce since the rebels stepped up an offensive in eastern DR Congo where authorities say 7,000 people have been killed since January....
EPA Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the police of holding the two men as “hostages” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denounced an investigation into possible links between his aides and Qatar as a “witch hunt”, after he gave testimony to police. An adviser and a former spokesman were arrested on Monday over alleged...