BREAKING: Iran fires multiple missiles into US base in Iraq

Multiple missiles have been fired at around 6 p.m. ET. The source of the missiles come from multiple bases in Iran and at this time, it isn't clear whether personnel or military structures have been targeted.

The Islamic Republic Guard Corps has taken credit for the attack.

Fox News is calling the attack "Operation Revenge." The attack is in response to the killing of Iran's terrorist General Qassem Soleimani, the man responsible for the deaths of at least 600 Americans, perhaps 1,500 protesters of his own countrymen, and tens of thousands of others via proxies and direct killing by Iran.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper earlier said at a press conference that the U.S. was expecting some form of retaliation.

Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin reported that a senior U.S. military source told her: “Under missile attack from Iran. These are either cruise missiles or short range ballistic missiles. All over the country.”


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From senior US military source in Iraq:
“Under missile attack from Iran. These are either cruise missiles or short range ballistic missiles. All over the country.”

“I’m talking to a well placed source in the U.S. military, on the ground in Iraq, and that source tells me that these are multiple tactical ballistic, or cruise missiles that are being fired from Iran at multiple U.S. bases and U.S. targets inside Iraq,” Griffin said. “They are under fire right now, I asked if they had any plans to evacuate, remember there are 5,000 American troops in Iraq and I was told ‘no, we are defending.’ So, expect an American response.”

“This is something we have been expecting all afternoon, there were situation room meetings as well meetings with top officials here at the Pentagon,” Griffin continued. “There was a lot of chatter, we were told intelligence suggesting that the Iranians would strike at U.S. bases in Iraq after the that mourning for Qassem Soleimani ended earlier today.”

“But right now, in real time, we can confirm that multiple sites, including Ain Assad Air Base in Western Iraq, where most of the U.S. troops are based,” Griffin continued.

Ballistic missiles fired by Iranian Revolutionary Guard on Ain Al-Asad military base where most of US troops are based, according to Iran Fars News


President Trump warned Iran that if they retaliated that they would face harsh consequences from the U.S. military.

Trump tweeted, “Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets as revenge for our ridding the world of their terrorist leader who had just killed an American, & badly wounded many others, not to mention all of the people he had killed over his lifetime, including recently hundreds of Iranian protesters.”

“He was already attacking our Embassy, and preparing for additional hits in other locations. Iran has been nothing but problems for many years,” Trump continued. “Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets, we have targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD. The USA wants no more threats!”


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