Iran Fires "More Than A Dozen" Ballistic Missiles At Two US Airbases In Iraq
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Iran has launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against multiple bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq, Pentagon officials confirmed.
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Iranian sources are claiming that the operation has a name: 'Operation Martyr Suileimani'.
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No confirmed details on injured/casualties - "working on initial battle damage assessments."
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President Trump "has been briefed" and is "consulting with national security team."
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President Trump is preparing to address the nation.
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Markets are turmoiling: Safe-haven assets are soaring (bonds, bitcoin, and gold), Oil prices are jumping, and Stocks are getting slammed
Update 10: Amid reports from VoA that a total of 3 US locations have been hit in Iraq by Iran cruise missiles - Al Asad, Erbil and Taji - we now wait for the US counter-response: just after 730pm, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived at the White House, as did the Chairman of Joint Chiefs. In short, Trump’s entire war cabinet is now at the White House.
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