Iran claims to strike again against “violated ships” and to attack United States military bases in Qatar

On 12 July, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps public relations department issued a statement on 12 July, stating that, in response to continued attacks by the United States forces on the Iranian armed forces' coastal bases, the Iraqi side had struck and stopped a second “violated vessel” in the Strait of Hormuz. The statement states that during the second stage of the retaliatory operation, Iran used ballistic missiles against the Uded airbase of the United States Army in Qatar. The statement stated that the targets of the attack included the combat aircraft maintenance and security centre and the command and control centre of the base。