Projectiles are pictured in the sky over Doha, Qatar, on June 23, 2025. Iran announced it had launched missiles at a major US base in Qatar in retaliation for American strikes on key nuclear facilities, with explosions ringing out in Doha and projectiles seen streaking overhead.
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Projectiles are pictured in the sky over Doha, Qatar, on June 23, 2025. Iran announced it had launched missiles at a major US base in Qatar in retaliation for American strikes on key nuclear facilities, with explosions ringing out in Doha and projectiles seen streaking overhead.
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On Monday, Iran struck back against the United States, firing missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar. The retaliatory strikes come two days after the U.S. attacked nuclear sites in Iran.
In a twist, President Trump thanked Iran on social media for giving advance notice of the attacks, “which made it possible for no lives to be lost, and nobody to be injured.”
Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR correspondents Aya Batrawy, who is on the ground in Dubai, and Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman, reporting from Washington.
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This episode was produced by Marc Rivers and Michael Levitt, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane.
It was edited by Adam Raney, John Ketchum, James Hider and Andrew Sussman.
Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
