🚨BREAKING: Iran has launched its anticipated retaliatory strike on US targets. The primary focus appears to be Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, with missile sirens also reported in Iraqand Kuwait. 🧵More updates to come>>>

2/ State from Iran's Supreme National Security Council on the Iranian counterattack: "So whoever has assaulted you, then assault him in the same way that he has assaulted you." -"In response to the aggressive and brazen act of the United States against Iran's nuclear sites and facilities, a few hours ago the powerful armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran struck the American airbase at Al Udeid in Qatar."" -"The number of missiles used in this successful operation was equivalent to the number of bombs the US used in its attack on Iran's nuclear facilities; and the base targeted by Iran’s powerful forces was located far from urban infrastructure and residential areas in Qatar." -"This action carried no dangerous aspect for our friendly and brotherly country, Qatar, and its noble people, and the Islamic Republic of Iran remains committed to maintaining and continuing its warm and historic relations with Qatar."

3/ The sky of Doha following the firing of Iranian missiles and the activity of US air defenses.

4/ Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards statement on the counterattack: "Noble and resistant nation of Iran! "Following the blatant military aggression of the criminal regime of the United States of America against the peaceful nuclear facilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its clear violation of international law, by the decision of the Supreme National Security Council and under the leadership of the Khatam al-Anbiya (PBUH) Central Headquarters, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps—with the sacred motto "Ya Aba Abdillah al-Hussein (AS)"—has targeted the Al-Udeid base in Qatar in the "Basharat-e Fath" operation with a devastating and powerful missile strike. This base is the headquarters of the U.S. Air Force Central Command and the largest strategic asset of the terrorist U.S. Army in the West Asia region. "The message of the decisive action by the nation’s sons in the armed forces is clear and explicit to the White House and its allies: "The Islamic Republic of Iran, relying on Almighty God and the faithful and renowned people of Islamic Iran, will under no circumstances leave any aggression against its territorial integrity, sovereignty, and national security unanswered." "With the aggression of the American enemy, it has become clear to all that the evil of the Zionists is an extension of American designs. Accordingly, we remind that in this national defense, the U.S. military bases and mobile targets in the region are not points of strength but rather major vulnerabilities and Achilles' heels of this warmongering regime. "On the eve of the month of Muharram, the month of mourning for the Master of Martyrs, Imam Hussein (AS), we once again warn the enemies of Islamic Iran: The era of hit-and-run is over. The will of the mighty popular armed forces of the country will ensure that any repetition of mischief will accelerate the collapse of the U.S. military structure in the region, their disgraceful retreat from West Asia, and the realization of the shared aspiration of the Islamic Ummah and the freedom-seeking nations of the world in eradicating the cancerous tumor of Zionism."

5/ This seems very much to have been a calibrated tit for tat, just as it was with Israel. The US hit a largely evacuated Fordow site; Iran hit largely evacuated US bases. If Trump escalates again, Iran is likely to as well.

6/ Early footage appears to show at least two successful Iranian missile strikes on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.

7/ UPDATED: Iran denies launching missile strikes on US bases in Iraq—says it only targeted the US base in Qatar.

8/ Per NYT: "Three Iranian officials familiar with the plans said that Iran gave advanced notice to Qatari officials that attacks were coming, as a way to minimize casualties."

9/ Iran likely informed Qatar & US in advance of its strike on Al Udeid—explaining the full deployment of Qatari and US air defenses. The message of the counterattack was to Washington & Persian Gulf Arab leaders: the Persian Gulf can be destabilized at any moment.

10/ Seems like the message is being received: