Iranian state TV said on Wednesday(Jan 8) that at least 80 American terrorists were killed in attacks of 15 missiles Tehran released on U.S. forces in Iraq, none of these missiles were stopped.
State TV, citing a senior Revolutionary Guards origin said if Washington took some measures, Iran had 100 goals in the area in its own sights.
MSNBC helped Iran push the false claim that 30 U.S. soldiers were killed tonight in their attack. Zero were killed.
This isn't just fake news, this is so damn disrespectful to the family members of those deployed.
Do better or delete your network.pic.twitter.com/2l9KzsNPc5
— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) January 8, 2024
Additionally, it stated U.S. helicopters and military gear were”badly damaged”. It didn’t offer evidence of the way that it got that information.
Iran launched missile strikes on U.S.-led forces in Iraq at the wee hours of Wednesday in retaliation for its U.S. drone attack within an undercover commander whose killing has increased fears of a broader war in the Middle East.
Iranian state television said Iran had fired 15 missiles in U.S. goals in Iraq early on Wednesday. The U.S. army said at least two Iraqi facilities hosting U.S.-led coalition employees were targeted at roughly 1:30 a.m. Iraq period (2230 GMT on Tuesday). Iraq stated 22 missiles were also fired.
Iranian officials said Tehran didn’t need a war and its own strikes “reasoned” its answer to Friday’s killing of Qassem Soleimani, a potent general whose burial in Iran later times of mourning had been finished around precisely the exact same time as Iran’s missile launches. State television showed mourners observing the assault.
U.S. President Donald Trump stated in a tweet an appraisal of casualties and damage from the strikes was under way and that he’d make a statement on Wednesday morning.
“All is well!” Trump, that visited among the targeted websites in Iraq, Ain al-Asad aviation, at December 2018, stated on Twitter.
1 source said early signs were of no U.S. casualties, while other U.S. officials declined to comment.
Germany, Denmark and Norway stated none of the troops in Iraq were murdered or hurt. Iraq stated there were no casualties in its own forces.
Iran, which has said U.S. forces must leave the Middle East, informed Washington following the attacks to draw its troops to stop more deaths and cautioned U.S. allies such as Israel to not allow attacks from their lands.
Australian television reported a formal at Supreme Leader Ali Khameni’s office as saying the missile strikes were the”weakest” of many retaliation scenarios. It quoted another source stating Iran had lined 100 other goals.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was expected to speak state television reported.
Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman reported the foundations were yet another centre in Erbil, Iraq and atmosphere base.
“As we assess the problem and our answer, we’ll take all necessary steps to safeguard and shield U.S. employees, partners, and allies in the area,” Hoffman explained.
Hours before on Tuesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the United States need to expect a reply from Iran for its killing of Soleimani, commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, a component of the Revolutionary Guards.
“I believe we ought to expect that they’ll retaliate in some manner, shape or form,” he told a briefing in the Pentagon.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran”obtained & reasoned proportionate steps in self-defense under Article 51 of this U.N. Charter”.
“We don’t seek out escalation or warfare, but will defend ourselves against any aggression,” he wrote in a post on Twitter.
In the event, the U.S. army was spared casualties and Iran requires no additional steps to retaliate for Soleimani’s killing, then there may be a chance for Washington and Tehran to look for a means out to their violent confrontation.