Rasa Evrensel
11 April 2026•Update: 11 April 2026
There were no US combat or logistical elements at the Al Udeid Base in the southwest of Doha that participated in operations against Iran, a senior Qatari defense official told Al Jazeera.
In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera's Ma Khafi A'zam, or the What Is Hidden Is Greater program aired Friday, Deputy Chief of Staff for Joint Operations Shayeq Misfer al-Hajri said no US combat or logistical elements at the Al Udeid Base took part in operations against Iran.
In the same program, Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said Iran's claims about Qatar handing over evidence regarding the use of American forces on our territory are "untrue."
He added that Iran's talk of us handing over evidence of US forces using our land is intended to justify its bombing of us.
The damage to the energy sector is significant, and we do not use the energy card for political pressure, said Al-Ansari.
The program aired exclusive footage of Iranian ballistic missile debris falling on residential areas in Qatar.
It also documented, for the first time, the targeting of the Ras Laffan Power Facility in Iranian attacks.
The US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire Tuesday, brokered by Pakistan, as a step toward a possible broader agreement to halt the conflict that has left thousands dead and wounded.
Shayeq Misfer al-Hajri, however, told Al Jazeera that Qatari forces repelled more than 90% of Iranian aerial attacks.
Iran targeted seven Arab countries, most of them in the Gulf, with at least 6,413 missiles and drones, in addition to an attack involving two fighter jets in the last 41 days, including the first and second days of a Washington-Tehran ceasefire, according to an Anadolu tally.
The attacks continued through the first and second days of the truce, based on Anadolu’s monitoring and compilation of data as of 2155GMT Thursday.
Regional tensions have escalated since the US and Israel launched an offensive against Iran on Feb. 28, killing more than 3,000 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Tehran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, as well as Jordan, Iraq and Gulf countries hosting US military assets. Iran has also restricted the movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
