BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 28. Qatari armed forces
intercepted all drones launched by Iran in their direction, the
Qatari Ministry of Defense on its X page, Trend reports.
"The Qatari Ministry of Defense announces that the State of
Qatar was targeted by an attack involving a number of drones
launched from Iran earlier today, Saturday. Our Armed Forces, by
the grace of God, successfully intercepted and neutralized all
incoming drones," the publication says.
Since no concrete agreement was reached in negotiations between
the United States (US) and Iran over the nuclear program, the US
and Israel began military airstrikes against Iran on February 28.
In response, Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Israel and
US military facilities located in countries across the region,
starting the same day.
On the first day of the air strikes against Iran, Iran’s Supreme
Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and several high-ranking
military officials were killed. On March 8, Iran’s Assembly of
Experts elected Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s third Supreme
Leader by majority vote.
From March 1 through March 5, the confrontation expanded
further, affecting several countries across the Middle East.
According to information, the U.S. side suffered losses of 13
dead and more than 140 wounded.
