Explosions are heard in Doha after a “credible threat” of an Iranian missile attack on a US-run airbase in Qatar
According to the BBC, Qatar has temporarily closed its airspace and US and UK citizens have been advised to shelter in place Iran is weighing a response to Saturday’s US strikes on its nuclear facilities, which Donald Trump says caused “monumental damage”
Trump will attend a National Security Council meeting today , after the White House earlier said he was “simply raising a question” in floating the idea of regime change in Iran
It comes as Israel says it is targeting Tehran with “unprecedented force”, including attacks on “access routes” to the Fordo nuclear site and Evin prison
Meanwhile the first evacuation flight for British nationals has left Israel, Foreign Secretary David Lammy says
The impact and wider implications of the US strikes on Iran are still becoming clear.
The operation – codenamed Midnight Hammer – involved 125 US military aircraft and targeted three nuclear facilities: Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan.
They were hit between 22:40 GMT and 23:05 GMT on Saturday (02:40-03:05 on Sunday Tehran time), the US said.
US Gen Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, disclosed at a press conference that significant damages were done at these sites.
