IRGC warns of further retaliation if provoked; Qatar says missiles intercepted, no casualties
Tehran/Doha: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has confirmed that it launched a missile strike on the US-operated Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, calling it a direct response to American airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. The operation, according to the IRGC, was coordinated with the Supreme National Security Council of Iran.
In a statement published by the state-affiliated Tasnim news agency, the IRGC warned that any further acts of aggression would be met with decisive force, declaring that US military installations across the region are now "points of vulnerability."
Iran "will never leave any aggression against its sovereignty, territorial integrity, or national security unanswered," the statement said. It also claimed that the era of "hit-and-run" attacks was over, directly linking US military actions to Israeli strategic objectives. The IRGC vowed continued resistance until the "Zionist entity" is dismantled.
Meanwhile, Qatar's Defence Ministry reported that its air defence systems successfully intercepted the incoming missiles targeting Al Udeid Air Base. In an official statement, the ministry said there were no casualties or damage, attributing the outcome to "the vigilance of the armed forces and precautionary measures taken."
Qatar assured the public that the country’s airspace remains secure and that its armed forces are fully prepared to respond to any threat.
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Trump says there will be 'severe consequences' if Putin doesn't agree to stop war after summit
Washington, Aug 13 (AP): US President Donald Trump said Wednesday there will be “very severe consequences” if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't agree to stop the Ukraine war after Friday's summit.
Trump was “very clear” in a virtual meeting Wednesday with European leaders that the US wants to achieve a ceasefire at the upcoming US-Russia summit in Alaska, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
In the same meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, he told the group that Putin “is bluffing” ahead of the planned meeting with Trump.
Putin, Zelenskyy said, “is trying to apply pressure ... on all sectors of the Ukrainian front” in an attempt to show that Russia is “capable of occupying all of Ukraine.”
Putin is also bluffing about sanctions, “as if they do not matter to him and are ineffective. In reality, sanctions are very helpful and are hitting Russia's war economy hard,” Zelenskyy said.
