Iranian Public Reacts with Mixed Emotions to Qatar Base Strike

The news of Iran's missile attack on the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, confirmed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and broadcast on state media with accompanying martial music, was likely met with a complex array of emotions across the Iranian populace. For a segment of the population, particularly those aligned with the government's ideology and nationalist sentiments, the strike would have been hailed as a justified and powerful response to perceived American aggression. State media's framing of the attack as "Operation Annunciation of Victory" and a "mighty and successful response" would have reinforced this narrative, portraying Iran as capable of defending its sovereignty and retaliating against perceived external threats.