The Pentagon already had begun taking measures to strengthen its firepower in the Middle East and protect U.S. bases there.

President Trump has indicated that the U.S. was given prior warning of the Iranian strike. U.S. and Qatari authorities said the missiles were intercepted.

Iran’s military claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, marking a major escalation in the regional conflict. In a statement issued by the Secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council,