Texts from Northwestern University in Qatar started hours before the missiles began firing, alerting students to go to their homes.

By Andrew Mills, Parisa Hafezi and Alexander Cornwell DOHA/ISTANBUL/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Explosions were heard over Qatar's capital Doha on Monday, a Reuters witness reported, shortly after a Western diplomat said there had been a credible Iranian threat against the U.

Iran launched a high-profile missile strike targeting the US Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, sparking widespread fear and panic in Doha. One of the 19 missiles fired from Iranian territory reportedly impacted near the facility,