Iran launched ballistic missiles
at two Iraqi bases which house U.S. troops, in the early hours of Wednesday
morning local time.
According to CNN reports, more
than a dozen missiles struck the al-Asad airbase and another base in Erbil.
So far, it seems there were no
casualties. U.S. military sources were quoted as saying troops were given
enough warning to reach shelters before the missiles struck.
The attacks were Iran’s response
to the U.S. killing last week of top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in
Baghdad. Iran has called that attack an “act of war” and “state terrorism” and
vowed a response.
After the attacks, Iranian
foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, tweeted in the early hours of Wednesday
morning that Iran did not “seek escalation or war.”
“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,” he tweeted.
U.S. President Donald Trump
reacted to the attack on Twitter.
“All is well! Missiles launched
from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq. Assessment of casualties &
damages taking place now. So far, so good! We have the most powerful and well
equipped military anywhere in the world, by far! I will be making a statement
tomorrow morning.”
Flights have been diverted from
Iranian and Iraqi airspace, and other countries with troops based in Iraq for
the fight against ISIS have been closely monitoring the situation.
Over 50 people were killed on
Tuesday in Iran at a stampede as hundreds of thousands gathered for Mr
Soleimani’s funeral in Iran.
Many countries have called for
the de-escalation of the violence and rhetoric between the U.S. and Iran
following the assassination of Mr Soleimani.
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