BREAKING: U.S. Officials confirmed to ABC News that a U.S. base in Iraq 'has come under attack,' IanPannell reports. 'This is a rapidly developing and dangerous situation...the question everyone will now be asking is, how does the United States respond?'
"This morning, courageous fighters of the IRGC's Air Force launched a successful operation called Operation Martyr Soleimani, with the code 'Oh Zahra' by firing tens of ground-to-ground missiles at the base of the terrorist and invasive U.S. forces," the country's state-run news outlet ISNA reported.
A U.S. official confirms to ABC News that ballistic missiles have been fired from inside Iran at multiple U.S. military facilities inside Iraq on Wednesday morning, local time. The facilities include Erbil in northern Iraq and Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq, the official said. "We are aware of the reports of attacks on US facilities in Iraq," according to a statement from White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham."The President has been briefed and is monitoring the situation closely and consulting with his national security team."Ain al-Asad air base in the western Anbar desert, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2019.
"Thirdly, to our partners and allies and to the Iran regime, I would like to say we are not looking to start a war with Iran. But we are prepared to finish one," Esper said."As I've told my many colleagues, as I spoke to them over the last few days, what we like to see is the situation be de-escalated and for Iran to sit down with us to begin a discussion about a better way ahead.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Iran launches missiles into US air bases in Iraq: US officialBREAKING: Multiple missiles have been launched into Iraq from Iran targeting American bases.
Read more »
Iran launches multiple missiles at U.S. base in IraqIran 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...
Read more »
6 Reasons the Conflict with Iran is Giving Us Iraq War FlashbacksSix unsettling parallels between the run-up to violence in Iraq in 2003 and Iran in 2020
Read more »
Iraq could become 'very dangerous' as US-Iran tensions ramp up, says former ambassadorFormer U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Douglas Silliman, pointed out that the American airstrike last week also took out a powerful Iraqi militia leader, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
Read more »
Leaked U.S. letter to Iraq was a poorly worded draft: top U.S. generalA leaked letter from the U.S. military to Iraq that created impressions of an im...
Read more »
U.S. created 'global anti-US fury and a worldwide rancor' by killing Soleimani: Iran foreign ministerThe United States has created 'global anti-US fury and a worldwide rancor&q...
Read more »