U.S. troops in the Middle East have been on high alert in the wake of the recent air and missile strikes against Iranian nuclear sites.

Iran’s military claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, marking a major escalation in the regional conflict. In a statement issued by the Secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council,

Iran on Monday fired missiles aimed at an American base in Qatar, the largest strategic asset of the US army in the West Asia region, in retaliation to the attack on its nuclear sites over the weekend.