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Satellite photos suggest Iran attack on Qatar air base hit geodesic dome used for US communications

The Iranian attack otherwise did little damage — likely due to the fact that the U.S. evacuated its aircraft from the base home to the forward headquarters of the U.S. military’s Central Command ahead of the attack.

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Satellite photos suggest Iran attack on Qatar air base hit geodesic dome used for US communications

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows damage after an Iranian attack at the Al Udeid Air Base outside of Doha, Qatar, June 25, 2025.


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian attack on an air base in Qatar key to the U.S. military likely hit a geodesic dome housing equipment used by the Americans for secure communications, satellite images analyzed Friday by The Associated Press show.

The U.S. military and Qatar did not immediately respond to requests for comment over the damage, which so far has not been publicly acknowledged. The Iranian attack on outside of Doha, Qatar’s capital, on June 23 came as a response to — and provided the Islamic Republic a way to retaliate that quickly led to ending the 12-day Iran-Israel war.

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