It wasn’t luck that no US soldiers were killed In Iran’s strikes on Iraq
The National Interest | Mackenzie Eaglen: Know This: The fact that no Americans perished in Iran’s strike on US bases inside Iraq…
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Initial reports of no injuries from Iran’s attack were inaccurate
FactCheck.org | Robert Farley: Despite repeated statements from President Donald Trump that “no one was hurt” in Iran’s missile attack on two…
Iran’s strikes on US bases a ‘very impressive’ display of missile capability: Analyst
Press TV – The Islamic Republic of Iran’s defensive missile capability, as evident in the country’s retaliatory strikes on American military bases…
Eleven US troops injured in Jan. 8 Iran missile attack in Iraq
Reuters – The United States treated 11 of its troops for symptoms of concussion after an Iranian missile attack on an Iraqi…
‘We Could Feel the Shock Wave’: How US troops withstood attack on Iraq base
The Wall Street Journal | Isabel Coles: More than two hours before Iran fired its first salvo of missiles at the large…
Photos: US Ain al-Asad military base after Iran’s missile strikes
Mizan – Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted US Ain al-Asad Airbase in Iraq’s Anbar province in retaliation for the US assassination…
US troops describe ‘miraculous’ escape at Iraqi base attacked by Iran
Reuters | John Davison: Troops at the Iraqi air base that bore the brunt of Iran’s first direct missile attack against U.S. forces…
First video from US base describes alarm, massive impact
Press TV – CNN has taken the first tour of the American Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq, which was hit by…
US and Iran back away from open conflict
The Wall Street Journal | Alex Leary, Nancy A. Youssef, Aresu Eqbali and Sune Engel Rasmussen: Trump signal no further strikes, sees…
Iran showcases advanced air-strike capabilities in missile barrage
The Wall Street Journal | Sune Engel Rasmussen: The Iranian strikes on Iraqi military bases that housed U.S. troops, along with the…
Confrontation in Congress looms over Iran conflict
The New York Times – A White House briefing angers many in Congress, including at least two Republicans. A classified briefing on…
Iran’s Guards warn of ‘harsher revenge’ after missile strikes on US targets: agency
Reuters – A Revolutionary Guards commander said Iran would take “harsher revenge soon” after Tehran launched missile attacks on U.S. targets in…
New IRGC Quds Force chief: Iran dealt US a first slap by striking American bases in Iraq
Press TV – The newly-appointed head of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Quds Force says Iran dealt the US “a first…
Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq: Satellite photos show extensive damage caused by Iran’s missile attack
Press TV – Satellite photos show the extensive damage caused by a series of precision missile strikes by Iran at Ain al-Assad…
Transcript: NPR’s full interview with Iranian ambassador to UN
NPR – Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep talks to Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, about whether the missile…
Trump says US will impose new sanctions against Iran after Tehran’s retaliation
Press TV – US President Donald Trump says his administration will impose new sanctions against Iran and will ask the NATO military…
Iran believed to have deliberately missed US forces in Iraq strikes: sources
Reuters – Iran is believed to have deliberately avoided U.S. military casualties during retaliatory missile strikes on bases housing American troops in…
Gold prices rise after Iran retaliates against US assassinating of Soleimani
The Wall Street Journal – Gold prices rise after Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq,…
Stocks pare losses after Iranian strike roiled markets
The Wall Street Journal | Joanne Chiu and Anna Hirtenstein: Tehran’s military response to the U.S.’s killing of a key Iranian general…
Oil climbs again after Iran missile strike
The Wall Street Journal – Brent crude oil is up 1.2% at $69.09 a barrel and WTI futures are up 0.9% at…
Ain al-Assad: One of oldest, biggest US bases in Iraq
Press TV – The Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq — situated in Iraq’s western Anbar Province — has long been housing American…
Increase in oil price of benefit to Iran
IRNA – Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh said on Wednesday that instability leads to oil price rise, however, increase in oil price will…
Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran’s retaliation against US only ‘a slap’
Press TV – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran’s early Wednesday missile attack on US bases in…
Iran’s next responses will be proportionate to what US will do: Defense min.
Press TV – Hours after Iran’s missile attack on American bases in Iraq, Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami says Tehran’s next…
Iraqi PM received word from Iran about missile attack
Reuters – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi received word from Iran that its response to the U.S. killing of its top…
Syria expresses full solidarity with Iran’s right to respond to US aggression
Press TV – Syria has expressed its “absolute solidarity” with Iran in the Islamic Republic’s right to respond to US aggression in…
US to face more harsh response in case of any further mischief: Maj. Gen. Bagheri
MNA – Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri warned that the US will face a harsher response…
‘He Fought Terror, Protected European Capitals’: Iran’s Rouhani shames Trump on Soleimani
Republic World – Heaping praises for Qasem Soleimani, President Hassan Rouhani in a tweet reminded that Iran’s top commander had ‘heroically’ fought…
Reactions pour in after Iran targeted US bases with ballistic missiles
Press TV – Reactions to pour in after Iran’s Armed Forces launched missile strikes on American bases in Iraq in retaliation for…
Iran writes to UN: We’re not after war but reserve right to self-defense against US threats
Press TV – Iran’s United Nations mission draws the world body’s attention to the US’s repeated threats of using force against the…
Rouhani: Ultimate revenge is to end US presence in region
Press TV – President Hassan Rouhani says ending the United States’ presence in the region will be the “ultimate revenge” to be…
Iranian TV says Trump’s tweet that ‘all is well’ aims to downplay attack
Reuters – Iranian state television said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump tried to downplay damage caused by Iran’s missile attacks…
Turkish minister to visit Iraq to ease tensions after Iran strikes
Reuters – Turkey’s foreign minister will visit Iraq on Thursday to try to ease tensions after Iran launched missiles at U.S.-led forces…
EU urges ceasefire in Middle East and resumption of dialogue
Reuters – The European Commission called on Wednesday for an immediate end to the use of weapons in the Middle East conflict…
Brigadier General Kosari to US officials: Today missile attacks just ‘preliminary measures’
MNA – A senior IRGC commander, Brigadier General Mohammad Kosari told Mehr News agency attacks carried out against US forces today are…
Gen. Soleimani laid to rest in hometown after revenge attacks on US bases
Press TV – Senior Iranian commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the US in Iraq, has been laid to rest…
Source: At least 80 Americans killed in IRGC attack on US base in Iraq
Tasnim – An informed source at the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said the IRGC’s missile attack on US airbase of Ain al-Assad…
IRGC: No missiles intercepted in attack on US bases, casualties reported
Press TV – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says none of its missiles were intercepted during Wednesday’s heavy strike that targeted…
IRGC targets US airbases in Iraq in response to assassination of General Soleimani
Press TV – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has targeted the US airbase of Ain al-Assad in Anbar province in western…
Iranians welcome IRGC attacks on US bases
IRNA – Iranians welcomed the IRGC strikes on the US base in Iraq which was conducted on Wednesday morning in retaliation to…