Iranian missiles targeted the largest US military base in the Middle East, Al-Udeid, in what it said was a response to the US bombing three of its nuclear programme facilities on Saturday evening., Iran's attack on a US base in Qatar is a nightmare come true for Persian Gulf states. Gulf foreign ministers gathered in Doha on Tuesday for an emergency meeting to discuss the attack. The six , Iran launched an attack on the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Monday, two days after the U.S. struck three nuclear sites in Iran. Explosions were heard in Qatar, multiple news agencies , The New York Times, citing Iranian officials, reported that the response had been designed to allow “all sides an exit ramp”, drawing a parallel to a similar Iranian attack on a US base in , An empty base as a target, with many hours warning, and a limited number of missiles fired at some of the best air defense systems in the world. Iran’s retaliation for the US’s weekend strikes , .