translated from Spanish: Iran attacks two U.S. bases in Iraq with ballistic missiles

Iran on Tuesday fired “more than a dozen” ballistic missiles at Ain al-Assad and Erbil bases in Iraq, used by U.S. and coalition troops, the Pentagon said, stating that it is driving an “e preliminary damage assessment” and assessing its “response” to the attack. The attack immediately sparked tensions and fears of a wider war in the Middle East.
“About 5:30 p.m. (Washington time, 22H30 GMT) on January 7, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at U.S. military and coalition forces in Iraq,” Public Affairs Assistant Defense Assistant Jonathan Jonathan Hoffman.
“It is clear that these missiles were launched from Iran and targeted at least two Iraqi military bases housing U.S. military and coalition personnel in Al Assad and Erbil.”
There were no immediate reports of casualties on the bases.
Iran claimed responsibility, and state television said the Islamic Republic had launched missiles on the basis. For its part, Iranian news agency Mehr also confirmed that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps had targeted one of the bases located in the desert west of Iraq.
Tehran has promised retaliation for the murder of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Iraq.
A police source in the province where the military facilities are located confirmed that several missiles hit the base in the Al Bagdadi area, west of the provincial capital Ramadi, but damage is unknown at the moment. materials or personnel caused by the impact.
In the United States, President Donald Trump has been briefed on an attack on U.S. facilities in Iraq and was monitoring the situation, White House spokesman Stephanie Grisham said.
“We are aware of reports of attacks on U.S. facilities in Iraq. The president has been informed and is monitoring the situation closely and conducts consultations with his national security team,” Grisham said in a statement.
Early Tuesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said his country should anticipate Iran retaliation for death in Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

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