Iranian state TV says Tehran fired a series of surface-to-surface missiles at an Iraqi air base housing U.S. troops and warning the United States and its allies in the region not to retaliate.
U.S. officials confirmed airstrikes at the air base in Iraq's Anbar province. There was no immediate word on injuries.
The U.S. also acknowledged another missile attack on a base in Irbil in Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish region.
The U.S. also acknowledged another missile attack on a base in Irbil in Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish region.
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The Guard issued the warning via a statement carried by Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency. The Guard also threatened Israel. Iranian state TV says surface-to-surface missiles targeted Ain Assad air base in western Iraq. U.S. forces could not be immediately reached for comment.
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham says the White House is aware of the reports. Iranian state-run television is running images it describes as the missiles launching into the night skies.
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Iran state TV says Tehran has launched “tens” of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq’s Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops over America’s killing of a top Iranian general.
State TV described it early Wednesday as Tehran’s revenge operation over the killing of Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani. U.S. forces could not be immediately reached for comment.
