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We've just heard from our US correspondent James Matthews, who is at the White House for us, and he has given us his view of Donald Trump's post that confirms Iran gave an early warning about its attack, and described it as "weak".

He said: "I think what Donald Trump has posted is peace. That's how peace is delivered these days.

"And in this cycle of violence, in a tit-for-tat situation, the question has been all day, what would America do? How would it react to this Iranian attack?

"And I think you have from Donald Trump there your answer."

There is "nothing" in the post that suggests he is "on the verge of furthering this conflict".

"Everything reads to me like a president who feels that the job is done," Matthews said.

That makes sense "for an American president who always styled this as an intervention not to start a 'forever war', but to prevent one from breaking out".

With Iran's nuclear programme effectively "neutered", Trump has "tweaked the politics and the military situation to suit American interests".

"Right now, he can look at the situation can claim victory. He's had his sugar-rush of military success... and can portray himself as a peacemaker," Matthews added.

In the wake of Iran's missile attack on a US base in Qatar, airlines across the region have been adjusting their flight schedules. 

Here's a roundup:

Qatar Airways has announced a "temporary suspension" of flights and expects to "resume operations when the airspace re-opens".

Etihad Airways says it is re-routing several flights today and tomorrow due to airspace restrictions across the region. It has also warned of disruption and delays over the coming days.

Air Arabia says some flights may experience disruption "due to the escalating situation and airspace closures" across the region.

Kuwait Airways suspended departures from the country for the rest of the day. Kuwait has reopened its airspace now.

Pakistan International Airlines has cancelled flight operations from the country to Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Dubai.

EgyptAir says flights to and from Gulf cities have been suspended until the situation in the region stabilises.

Air India says it has ceased all operations to the Middle East, as well as "to and from the east coast of North America and Europe with immediate effect, until further notice". Inbound flights from North America are being diverted elsewhere.

IndiGo says its operations to and from Dubai, Doha, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, the UAE, and Georgia have been affected.

A few more lines are coming out of Qatar.

While Donald Trump has said Iran gave the US a warning ahead of the attacks on its base in Qatar, Doha appears to have said it did not get the same heads up.

A spokesperson for the foreign ministry said they consider the Iranian attack a "surprise".

Its defence ministry said Iran launched seven missiles towards the US base, with another 12 forming a second wave.

It said 11 of those were thwarted.

Meanwhile, the interior ministry said some debris fell in residential areas, but no casualties have been recorded.

Donald Trump has posted on social media again, this time to address the Iranian strikes on a US base in Qatar.

He described it as a "very weak response", which the US "expected" and "very effectively countered".

"There have been 14 missiles fired - 13 were knocked down, and 1 was 'set free,' because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction," he added.

"I am pleased to report that NO Americans were harmed, and hardly any damage was done."

He added: "Most importantly, they've gotten it all out of their 'system,' and there will, hopefully, be no further HATE.

"I want to thank Iran for giving us early notice, which made it possible for no lives to be lost, and nobody to be injured.

"Perhaps Iran can now proceed to Peace and Harmony in the Region, and I will enthusiastically encourage Israel to do the same."

We've just been hearing from our military analyst Michael Clarke for his perspective on Iran's attack on a US base in Qatar.

"A lot of sound and fury" is how he sums it up - but no real chance of any damage, let alone casualties.

Iran giving advance warning of the attack meant nothing was going to get through, Clarke said, and even if it had, "the chances are it would hit sand because it's a very big base".

But the al Udeid base is "symbolically very important", as it's the biggest US base in the Middle East, houses the biggest air wing in the world, and is home to America's Central Command.

Will Trump take the way out?

"So it ticks lots of boxes as being the centre of American power in the Middle East," said Clarke. 

"It's also extremely well-defended for that reason.

"So it's pretty safe, in a military sense, to attack al Udeid. But of course, symbolically, you're making the move."

The way Iran attacked "offers plenty of ways out, depending on how the Americans now respond - it puts the ball back in Trump's court".

While the US continues to assess the situation following an Iranian attack on its military base in Qatar, Donald Trump has posted on social media.

The president does not address the Iranian attack, though.

Instead, he focuses on media coverage of US strikes on nuclear sites in Iran over the weekend.

"The sites that we hit in Iran were totally destroyed, and everyone knows it," he wrote.

"Only the Fake News would say anything different in order to try and demean, as much as possible - And even they say they were 'pretty well destroyed!'"

He then singles out broadcasters and news channels he accuses of  "working especially hard on this falsehood".

He added at the end: "It never ends with the sleazebags in the Media, and that's why their Ratings are at an ALL TIME LOW 鈥� ZERO CREDIBILITY!"

We know he was in the Situation Room earlier, but we haven't heard any comments from him yet on Iran's attack tonight.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has issued a statement after his country's strikes targeting a US military base in Qatar this evening.

"We have not violated anyone's rights," he said in a post on X.

"Nor will we ever accept anyone violating ours, and we will not surrender to anyone's violation.

"This is the logic of the Iranian nation."

Our lead world news presenter Yalda Hakim reported earlier tonight the US and some Gulf states may have been given prior warning before Iran launched its missiles.

That suggested some coordination - and may pave the way for de-escalation - and two US defence officials have now given more details.

According to our US partner network NBC News, they said the US was expecting the attack, though they would not confirm if there had been direct communication.

They added: 

• missiles were intercepted;
• there was no damage to al Udeid, the US base in Qatar;
• on average, the base has between 5,000-10,000 personnel;
• there's no indication any other bases were attacked.

Screams can be heard as shoppers run for safety at a mall in the Qatari capital of Doha earlier.

They were reacting to Iranian missiles fired towards a US air base in Qatar, which were intercepted by Qatari defences.

This was the scene at the Villaggio Mall in Doha just a short while ago.

As it appears Iran's attack on US facilities in Qatar has concluded, we've just been hearing from our correspondents about what could happen next.

Our US correspondent Mark Stone, in Washington DC, says it's still a moment of "huge, huge jeopardy", with potential for miscalculation on either side despite Iran appearing to have warned the Qataris in advance.

In the longer term, though, Stone says the question is: "What is the plan for the day after?"

He adds Tehran may feel this evening's attacks draw a line under the American strikes on its nuclear facilities over the weekend, but the Israelis seem to remain clear "they want to continue with this".

Striking echoes of history

"For Israel, America's actions on Saturday night were not the end of it," Stone says. "For Israel, they want to keep going. To what end?"

Regime change has been floated by Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump, but they "have to have a plan".

There are some "striking echoes of history", Stone continues.

He says America had "absolutely no plan for what came after" its invasion of Iraq in 2003. 

"And the consequences of that invasion are being felt today."

Is Netanyahu ready for a protracted war?

Our correspondent Cordelia Lynch is in Tel Aviv, and she explains Israelis are "unfazed" by the daily ritual of running out to the bomb shelters.

Netanyahu "has already warned of the potential for a protracted war at the very least".

"This Iran, he believes, represents an existential threat - this is something he has had designs on for three decades," Lynch says.

"I think the notion of a quick exit from Israel is highly unlikely, and we are not seeing any kind of framework laid out for regime change, any hint of what they plan to do beyond the strikes that they are still carrying out with regularity."

Even Netanyahu's fiercest critics are supporting this operation, but there is "a lot that could happen", Lynch adds.

The lack of US casualties could mean Trump decides not to respond right now, and "there is still a glimmer" of potential for diplomacy.

But the Israeli leadership is pursuing this "with great enthusiasm and gusto".