Cable news networks quickly shifted their focus on Monday to the skies of Qatar, amid reports that Iran has fired missiles in response to the bombing of nuclear facilities.
CNN reported that 10 missiles were fired at Qatar and one to Iraq, where the U.S. has bases, according to Israeli sources.
The announcement of the missile lauches came from Iranian state TV. “They are saying that the response has been launched,” CNN’s Fred Pleitgen, reporting from Tehran, told Anderson Cooper.
“We did hear from a senior Iranian official today saying that they wanted to make the United States pay, and in total they are gearing up for a conflict with both the United States and Israel that could last up to two years, saying they were prepared for something like that,” Pleigen said.
President Donald Trump has warned Iran against retaliation for the strikes, which he said “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities. But defense officials have acknowledged that a final assessment of the damage has not yet been completed.
“Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace,” Trump said on Saturday. “If they do not, future attacks would be far greater and a lot easier.”
