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The missile attack on two bases housing US troops in Iraq

The latest regional news about the Iran strike:

  • Iran is launching more than 12 “surface-to-surface” ballistic missiles at two bases housing US troops in Iraq in retaliation for the death of Qassem Soleimani.
  • Some sources report that there might be casualities of Americans.
  • US President Donald Trump said that “All is well”, and confirms that U.S. has many options for response to the Iranian missile strike.
  • Trump announces he will make a statement tomorrow morning.
  • The US aviation authority has prohibited its civil flight operators from using the airspace over Iraq, Iran and the Gulf.
  • Iran claims 80 Americans were killed in its missile strike.
  • Iranian Minister of foreign affairs, Mohammad Javad Zarif, confirms that the missile strike is an “equal” retaliatory measure.
  • Two tremors near the Bushehr nuclear reactor in Iran, the first with a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale, and the second with a magnitude of 4.5.
  • Flydubai cancels today its flights to Baghdad and operates flights to Basra and Najaf, due to tensions in the region.
  • Emirates Airlines cancels two flights No. EK 943 from Dubai to Baghdad and flight EK 944 from Baghdad to Dubai today for operational reasons.
  • The Iraqi army: There were no casualties among our forces due to the Iranian attack on “Ain al-Assad”.
  • Iranian Television: An expected word for Rouhani after the missile attack.
  • 170 people died in Ukrainian plane crash in Tehran.

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