Hi there and welcome to meet the press now. I'm Ryan Nobles in Washington, following breaking news after Iran launched retaliatory strikes just a few hours ago, targeting a key U.S. base in Qatar in response to

U.S. attacks on its nuclear facilities over the weekend. Videos captured missiles in the skies

over Doha after Iran said it launched the strike. According to two U.S. defense officials,

the Al-UDid Air Base in Qatar came under attack by short and medium-range ballistic missiles launched from Iran.

White House officials say that President Trump and members of his national security team were in the

situation room monitoring the incident as it unfolded.

Moments ago, we got our first reaction from the president saying in a post on social media

that no Americans were harmed during the

attack and writing, quote, I want to thank Iran for giving us early notice, which made it possible

for no lives to be lost and nobody to be injured. Earlier in the day, President Trump did

post on social media moments after the attack, doubling down on his claim that

Iran's nuclear sites were totally destroyed by the U.S. Now, the Pentagon is still waiting on a final

battle damage assessment, but initial assessments indicate there was severe damage and destruction

at those sites. Now, Iran's military response today comes after President Trump warned Tehran

on the night of the U.S. strikes that, quote,

any retaliation by Iran against the United States of America will be met with far greater than what was witnessed tonight.

But on meet the press, Vice President J.D. fans downplayed concerns that the U.S.'s involvement could cascade into an all-out war with Iran.

We're not at war with Iran. We're at war with Iran's nuclear program. What we did is we

destroyed the Iranian nuclear program. I think we set that program back substantially, and we did

it without endangering the lives of the American pilots.

We have this story covered from all angles all around the world. NBC's senior national security correspondent Courtney Kubis is at the Pentagon. NBC's Monica Elba is at the White House.

NBC News chief international correspondent Keir Simmons is in Irbil, Iraq. I'm also joined by NBC's

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