Donald Trump ignored a dramatic Iranian missile strike on US forces in Qatar — instead unleashing a online rant about “sleazebags in the media”.
Donald Trump launched into a bizarre rant on his Truth Social platform just hours after Iran fired missiles at a US airbase in Qatar. The US President made no mention of the attack, instead lashing out at the media in an angry monologue.
As explosions were reported near Al Udeid Air Base — home to American forces — and Iran boasted of a “successful response” to US aggression, the former President was more focused on slamming journalists and repeating conspiracy-laced grievances, reports the Mirror.
He wrote: “The sites that we hit in Iran were totally destroyed, and everyone knows it. Only the Fake News would say anything different in order to try and demean, as much as possible — And even they say they were ‘pretty well destroyed!’
“Working especially hard on this falsehood is Allison Cooper of Fake News CNN, Dumb Brian L. Roberts, Chairman of ‘Con’cast, Jonny Karl of ABC Fake News, and always, the Losers of, again, Concast’s NBC Fake News. It never ends with the sleazebags in the Media, and that’s why their Ratings are at an ALL TIME LOW — ZERO CREDIBILITY!”
Meanwhile, witnesses in Qatar reported seeing missiles streaking across the sky, followed by blasts near the US base. Though early reports suggested no major damage, Iranian state TV aired martial music and described the strike as “a mighty and successful response” to US actions.
The attack came just hours after Qatar abruptly shut its airspace, bracing for retaliation following recent US bombings on Iran’s nuclear sites, believed to have been greenlit by Trump himself.
In a post on X just before the explosions, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said: “We neither initiated the war nor seeking it. But we will not leave invasion to the great Iran without answer.”
Following the strike, Bahrain, which houses the US Navy’s 5th Fleet, also closed its airspace temporarily, in a move echoing Qatar’s earlier precaution.
Qatari officials condemned the missile strike on Al Udeid, claiming their defences intercepted the rockets and no casualties were reported. They added the country’s skies are now considered safe.
But the US later confirmed casualties as a result of the strike, though numbers remain unclear. Tehran said it deliberately targeted the base, arguing it was located away from civilian areas — a move seen by some as an attempt to avoid wider escalation.
A spokesman for the Iranian military added the strike mirrored the number of bombs the US had dropped on Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend, suggesting it was a measured retaliation.
Earlier, Israel dramatically ramped up its assault on Iran, hitting key military targets in the capital Tehran, including the gate of a notorious prison that houses political prisoners and the headquarters of Iran’s military repression force.
As smoke filled the skies over the Iranian capital, Israel came under a fresh barrage of missiles and drones. The ongoing tit-for-tat strikes have plunged the region deeper into chaos, with civilians in both countries now living under the constant threat of incoming fire.