Iran Fires Rockets at Iraqi Bases Hosting American Soldiers
January 7th, 2020Update: Trump Says No U.S. Troops Hurt in Iran Strikes
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It might be a good idea to check your preparations for any interruptions in critical infrastructures, food and fuel delivery, or other emergencies.
While Iran is unable to directly engage the U.S. military in any substantial way, asymmetric warfare is another matter entirely. Electricity and Internet infrastructures in the U.S. are both delicate and undefended. Also, Iran could cause serious disruption to the transportation of oil and gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
Hang on…
Via: Reuters:
Iran launched a missile attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday, hours after the funeral of an Iranian commander whose killing in a U.S. drone strike has raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East.
Tehran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles from Iranian territory against at least two Iraqi military bases hosting U.S.-led coalition personnel, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed that they fired the rockets in retaliation for last week’s killing of Qassem Soleimani, according to state TV.
“We are working on initial battle damage assessments,” Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement, adding that the bases targeted were al-Asad air base and another in Erbil, Iraq.
