The Iranian attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar was coordinated in a way to ensure that there is little to no escalation in the conflict, getting the “off-ramp that it wanted.”
Iran launched short- and medium-range ballistic missiles on Monday around 7:30 p.m. Qatar time at Al Udeid Air Base, according to a U.S. defense official, where roughly 10,000 troops are stationed. There have been no reported casualties so far.
Brian Carter, an expert with the American Enterprise Institute, told the Washington Examiner that Iran needed to be seen to respond, but did so in a limited fashion so as not to escalate the situation any further.
“Any time that you put missiles in the air and target another country’s base, you’re incurring some risk
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