Qatar's Ministry of Defense confirmed that the Ras Laffan Industrial City sustained damage following a renewed ballistic missile attack by Iran. The strike is part of a broader wave of Iranian retaliation targeting Middle Eastern energy infrastructure.
Iran has launched a renewed ballistic missile attack on the Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar, a major hub for the country's natural gas and energy exports.
The pro-Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) outlet کانال اخبار سپاه پاسداران 🏴 circulated reports and images of the strike. According to the IRGC-aligned channel, the Qatari Ministry of Defense issued a statement confirming the attack, acknowledging that "the industrial city of Ras Laffan was targeted by an Iranian ballistic missile attack and sustained damage."
This account was corroborated by the regional Iranian outlet آخرین خبر خوزستان, which similarly cited the Qatari Defense Ministry acknowledging the Iranian missile strike and resulting infrastructure damage.
The targeting of Qatari energy facilities is part of an ongoing, massive retaliatory campaign by Tehran. Following devastating joint US-Israeli airstrikes on Iranian military infrastructure and leadership on March 16, Iran has executed over 300 strikes across the Middle East. This offensive has heavily targeted regional energy and transit hubs, including previous drone strikes on oil and airport facilities in Dubai and Fujairah, alongside bombardments of US bases in the Persian Gulf.
Both Iranian sources explicitly refer to this as a 'renewed' or 'repeated' (دوباره) missile attack, establishing that Ras Laffan has been targeted multiple times in the current wave of escalations. The pro-IRGC channel proudly highlights the Qatari admission of damage, aligning with Iranian state media's current narrative posture of projecting retaliatory strength and reach.