Iran strikes back at US

Iran has carried out a ballistic missile attack on air bases housing US forces in Iraq, in retaliation for the US killing of general Qasem Soleimani.

More than a dozen missiles launched from Iran struck two air bases in Irbil and Al asad, west of Baghdad.

It is unclear if there have been any casualties.

This is contrary to reports by Iran state-run news agency that 80 Americans terrorists were killed in the attack.

President Trump tweeted that all was well and said casualties and damage were being assessed.

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei said the attack was a slap in the face for the US.

This is the most direct assault by Iran on the US since the seizing of the US embassy in Tehran in 1979.