Tehran, June 24 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has defended military strikes on the American military base 'Al-Udeid', calling it an exercise conducted in self-defence under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter in response to the US' strikes in Iran on June 22. Baqaei stated that the "act of self-defence" has nothing to do with Qatar and emphasised the "excellent and deeply rooted relationships" shared by the two nations.

In a statement shared on X, Esmaeil Baqaei expressed Iran's commitment to good neighbourly policy with Qatar and other friendly nations.

"Iran's military strikes on the American military base 'Al-Udeid' were in exercise of our self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter in response to t...