Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:17am on 12 Jul 2025,Saturday International
Satellite imagery captured before and after the June 23, 2025 missile barrage on Al Udeid Air Base near Doha reveals that a geodesic radome—housing a $15 million secure communications terminal—was destroyed in the attack, though surrounding structures suffered only minimal damage. The Pentagon confirmed that one Iranian ballistic missile struck the dome while the other 13 were intercepted by U.S. and Qatari air defenses. Despite Iran’s claims of crippling U.S. capabilities, the base remains fully operational with no casualties reported. The strike followed U.S. air raids on Iranian nuclear facilities and formed part of an escalation that concluded with a ceasefire.
