{"id":778275,"date":"2020-01-08T08:10:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T08:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2020\/01\/08\/iran-fires-missiles-at-us-airbase-in-iraq\/"},"modified":"2020-01-08T08:10:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T08:10:11","slug":"iran-fires-missiles-at-us-airbase-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/08\/iran-fires-missiles-at-us-airbase-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran fires missiles at US airbase in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p>\n<p>After days of threats, Iran has launched a volley of ballistic missiles against two military bases in Iraq on Tuesday evening, marking the begining of war.<\/p>\n<p>Information gathered is that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei visited controller room and supervised the missile attack on US Air bases. Moreover, Irani Media said that if America makes any false move against Iran then Iran will hit Israel &#038; Dubai US Air bases.<\/p>\n<p>The al-Asad air base in western Iraq, houses American troops. It was hit by at least six missiles , according to a U.S. defense official familiar with the situation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\">\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sjm-Iran-US_71405301.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"112979\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.ghgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sjm-Iran-US_71405301.jpg?fit=525%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ghgossip.com\/?attachment_id=112979\" class=\"wp-image-112979\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">FILE \u2013 In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), a long-range S-200 missile is fired in a military drill in the port city of Bushehr, on the northern coast of Persian Gulf, Iran, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2016. The U.S. airstrike that killed a prominent Iranian general in Baghdad raises tensions even higher between Tehran and Washington after months of trading attacks and threats across the wider Middle East. (Amir Kholousi, ISNA via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/figure>\n<p>President Donald Trump on the late Tuesday evening tweeted: <\/p>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All is well! Missiles launched from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq. Assessment of casualties &#038; damages taking place now. So far, so good! We have the most powerful and well equipped military anywhere in the world, by far! I will be making a statement tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1214739853025394693?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p>\n<p>The strike came as a result of U.S, killing Maj. Gen. 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