Breaking News! Two (2) US airbases in Iraq hit by Iranian missiles, one is hit by rockets. Iran had fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq where American troops are stationed, according to American officials.
“It is clear that these missiles were launched from Iran and targeted at least two Iraqi military bases hosting U.S. military and coalition personnel at Al Asad and Erbil,” Jonathan Hoffman, the Pentagon’s chief spokesman, said in a statement.
Iran Updates:
- Iraqi casualties only, US aircraft damaged
- Iranian airforce is deployed
- National Security meeting is underway at the White House
- Trump to address the nation from Oval Office
General Suleimani was killed in an American drone strike in Baghdad last week, and his death has magnified tensions between the United States and Iran.
“The president has been briefed and is monitoring the situation closely and consulting with his national security team,” White House stated.
Iran took & concluded proportionate measures in self-defense under Article 51 of UN Charter targeting base from which cowardly armed attack against our citizens & senior officials were launched. We do not seek escalation or war but will defend ourselves against any aggression, said by Foreign Minister of Islamic Republic of Iran (Javad Zarif.)
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