Iranian bombers came within minutes of striking the largest military base housing US troops in the Middle East before Qatari planes shot them down in their first aerial combat mission, two sources briefed on the operation told CNN. On Monday morning, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard dispatched two Soviet-era Su-24 tactical bombers toward al-Udeid Air Base, which … The post Exclusive: Iranian bombers were ‘two minutes’ from striking US air base before Qatari planes shot them down appeared first on Egypt Independent.