Qatar Downs Iranian Bombers 2 Minutes from US Base
March 5, 2026·about 3 hours ago·via Hindustan Times

Qatari forces shoot down two Iranian Su-24 bombers just two minutes from striking the massive US Al Udeid Air Base in Doha and key Ras Laffan gas facility. The Soviet-era jets fly low at 80 feet to dodge radar, loaded with bombs and munitions, but Qatari F-15s engage in aerial combat and down them after ignored warnings. This marks Qatar's first air-to-air kill amid the escalating Iran-US war, sparked by US-Israel strikes killing Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei on February 28.