Iran Strikes U.S. Military Base in Qatar. What’s Next?

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  Iran launches an attack at a U.S. military base in Qatar.

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  It seems just from looking at the facts that it was a pretty measured,

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  limited response to the strikes that the U.S. took over the weekend.

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  Plus,

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  investors raise for the possibility that Iran could close the world's main energy shipping artery,

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  the Strait of Hormuz, and why Chinese stocks are leaving American exchanges.

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  It's Monday, June 23rd.

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  I'm Alex Oscele for The Wall Street Journal.

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  This is the PM edition of What's News,

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  the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

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  Officials said that Iran had launched missiles at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar,

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  where the U.S. has a large military presence, marking a major escalation in the regional conflict.

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  Several Arab and other officials familiar with the situation said that Iran had warned Qatar before the attack.

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  The U.S. military intercepted the rocket attack and there were no casualties.

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  Iran's military claimed responsibility.

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  saying in a statement by the Secretariat of Iran's Supreme National Security Council that the number of missiles used in the operation mirrored the number of bombs used by the US in its attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.

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  The Iranian regime's clerical leaders now risk widening a war with two militarily superior foes,

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  the US and Israel.

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  Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain,

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  and the United Arab Emirates issued statements condemning Iran's attack.

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