Iranian bombers came within 'two minutes' of striking largest US base in Middle East before Qatari air force shot aircraft down: report
New York Post • • world
Key Points:
- Iranian SU-24 bombers from the Revolutionary Guard nearly struck al-Udeid Air Base, home to about 10,000 US troops, before being intercepted by the Qatari air force.
- The Iranian planes, carrying bombs and guided munitions, flew at low altitude to evade detection but were shot down in Qatari waters by F-15 jets.
- This incident marked the first air-to-air combat engagement for Qatar’s air force, which also intercepted seven ballistic missiles and five drones fired by Iran.
- Qatar confirmed all missiles were destroyed before reaching their targets, and a search for the downed Iranian crews was initiated.
- Iran has not issued any statement regarding the shooting down of its aircraft.
