India, March 2 -- Qatar's Defence Ministry claimed on Monday that its forces "successfully shot down" two fighter aircraft incoming from Iran.

According to a report by Al Jazeera, the Qatari defence systems also intercepted seven ballistic missiles and five drones.

Earlier in the day, the US and Israel pounded targets across Iran, bombing the country's ballistic missile sites and wiping out fighter jets and warships as part of an intensifying military campaign following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) shared a video on the social media platform X, claiming to have hit Iranian jets under ongoing Operation Epic Fury.

"U.S. forces are taking bold action to eliminate imminent threats ...