Texts from Northwestern University in Qatar started hours before the missiles began firing, alerting students to go to their homes.

By Andrew Mills, Parisa Hafezi and Alexander Cornwell DOHA/ISTANBUL/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Explosions were heard over Qatar's capital Doha on Monday, a Reuters witness reported, shortly after a Western diplomat said there had been a credible Iranian threat against the U.

Qatar has temporarily closed its airspace to all commercial flights as Iran launches missiles at Al Udeid Air Base. The base served as a major staging ground during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Reuters.