Soldiers have been told to take shelter at the #AinAlAsad Air Base in #Iraq's western #AnbarProvince. The #US supports Iraqi security forces & contributes to the #NATO mission from there.

Iranian missile strikes targeted the base in 2020, in retaliation for the US killing of Iranian General Qasem #Soleimani.

A rare ally of both the US & #Iran, Iraq hosts 2,500 US troops & has Iran-backed militias linked to its security forces.

The name calling is a nice touch.

Such a clever homophobic attack on Anderson Cooper, calling him Allison.

#Kuwait, #Iraq, #Qatar, the #UAE & #Bahrain have all closed their airspace in light of the attacks.

A US #Defense Dept official confirmed that #Iran fired multiple short- & medium-range missiles at #AlUdeid Air Base in Qatar, & a damage assessment is underway. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss #security matters.

#Trump #Israel #MiddleEast #war

#Israel says it completed its most extensive wave of attacks in Tehran

An #IDF spox said the military completed the most extensive wave of attacks it has ever carried out in Tehran.

Military spox Brigadier General Effie Defrin said Israel will continue to strike at every level of the Iranian regime that is involved in plans that threaten the state of Israel.

#Trump #Iran #Iraq #MiddleEast #war

FFS

The #US has been waiting to hear from #Trump about #Iran’s attack on the US base in #Qatar, but his first social media post since the strikes is a complaint about #media skepticism of his statement that Iran’s #nuclear sites were “totally obliterated.” Trump criticized CNN, ABC & NBC, calling them “sleazebags.”

Trump is human garbage

#Iran #Iraq #Israel #MiddleEast #war

Debris from missiles or interceptors has fallen in #Qatar, according to Al Jazeera, the Qatari-owned broadcaster. The network aired footage showing a fragment lying in the street as bystanders gathered around.

#Trump #Iran #Iraq #Israel #MiddleEast #war
aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/20…

LIVE: Iran attacks US troops at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar

Loud explosions and flares over Qatar’s capital, Doha, as Qatar condemns Iranian attack.

^{Umut Uras (Al Jazeera)}

#Iran informed #US via 2 diplomatic channels hours ahead of attacks on #Qatar, senior regional source told Reuters

Iran also informed #Qatar in advance of strikes on US bases

Iran coordinated its strikes on US bases in Qatar, prompting air space closure, a source familiar w/the matter told Reuters on Monday.

The NYT, which first reported the coordination, said Iran took the action to minimize casualties.

#Trump #Iraq #Israel #MiddleEast #war

reuters.com/world/world-braces…

nytimes.com/live/2025/06/23/wo…

In a televised speech, a spox for Iran’s Armed Forces said the attacks on the American base in #Qatar were carried out by the Revolutionary Guards Corps [#IRGC]. “We warn our enemies that the era of hit & run is over,” said the spox.

#Trump #Iran #Iraq #Israel #MiddleEast #war

@mastodonmigration

He’s such a juvenile

#Iran will continue its retaliation in response to #US attacks, senior Iranian official tells Reuters

The official also said:
Iran has the necessary rationality to begin #diplomacy after punishing the aggressor

If they seek negotiations #Israel & U.S. attacks must stop

#Trump #MiddleEast #war

Regarding Trump’s idiotic post, it’s NOT the media saying Iran’s sites weren’t completely destroyed, it’s Trump’s own #SecDef #PeteHegseth & the #IAEA, credible news orgs are just reporting.

The #Trump admin has STILL NOT briefed the “Gang of Eight” congressional leaders & #intelligence committee leaders on the #Iran strikes, #Democratic leader #HakeemJeffries said, adding that he has requested a briefing repeatedly since Saturday. “There’s zero evidence that I’ve seen that the #nuclear program was completely & *totally obliterated*, as Donald Trump has claimed,” he said.

#law #SeparationOfPowers #MiddleEast #war

“The use of #military …which is offensive in nature must be approved by the #House & the #Senate,” Democratic House leader Rep #HakeemJeffries said “It’s not optional, Donald. It’s not,” he added. Jeffries has repeatedly asked what “the administration is hiding” about the strikes on #Iran.

#law #SeparationOfPowers #US #MiddleEast #war

Because of course

#Trump called for the #US & other #oil producing economies to pump more oil as #crude prices remain volatile following US strikes on #Iran.

Trump urged stepped-up production as the admin sharpened its warnings to Iran against closing the #StraitOfHormuz, a vital oil & #gas #shipping lane.

“To the Department of Energy: DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!! And I mean NOW!!!” Trump posted on social media.

#ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #money #power

Carrying #Trump’s water, #House Speaker #MikeJohnson says it is not an “appropriate time”for #Congress to consider a #WarPowers resolution.

Johnson's comments come as some members of Congress are pushing for a review of Trump's actions in ordering the bombing of #Iran.

With #Republican *leaders* in the #Senate & House strongly backing the US attacks, it seems unlikely any resolution that asserts the #power of Congress to declare #war & restricts Trump's actions could pass both chambers.

#law

#Trump characteristically minimized the damage done to #Iran by the #US & even thanked the Iranians for “giving us early notice, which made it possible for no lives to be lost, & nobody to be injured.”

“Perhaps Iran can now proceed to Peace & Harmony in the Region, & I will enthusiastically encourage #Israel to do the same,” the #idiot added.

#US #MiddleEast #war

#IdiotInChief / #Trump in some what can only be described as “meanderings” since #Iran’s #CounterAtack on a #US #military #base in #Qatar seemed to indicate that he does not plan to retaliate [don’t believe a thing that snake says]. Instead, in a series of *posts* [tantrums] on Truth Social, the *president* framed the Iranian barrage as “a very weak response” & a gesture toward peace. In all-caps he posted “CONGRATULATIONS WORLD, IT’S TIME FOR PEACE!”

#US #Iran #Israel #MiddleEast #war

@nini

Indeed!

@rzeta0

well, as of 22.00 still no statement....