Iran and his actions overnight launching
a ballistic missile attack on air bases
housing US forces in Iraq the Pentagon
says at least two sites were hit in
Erbil and our Assad west of Baghdad it
says the missiles were launched from
Iran itself Iranian state television
says the attack was launched in revenge
for the u.s. assassination of the
Iranian general gaseum soleimani the
White House says President Trump has
been briefed and is monitoring events
Alivia Crellin has the latest the roar
of rockets as Iran hits back at the
United States two bases in Iraq both
housing American forces struck by
Iranian missiles shouts of be careful be
careful get inside in this footage
reportedly taken as the missiles struck
the Pentagon says two bases one in Erbil
in northern Iraq and the other to the
west of the capital Baghdad were struck
by numerous rockets Iran says the attack
was launched in revenge for the u.s.
assassination of the Iranian general
kasam sulemani reacting to the strikes
Donald Trump took to Twitter all is well
missiles launched from Iran at two
military bases located in Iraq
assessment of casualties and 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 for his part the Iranian Foreign
Minister Javad Zarif wrote Iran took and
concluded proportionate measures in
self-defense and article 51 of UN
Charter targeting base from which
cowardly armed attack against our
citizens and senior officials were
launched we do not seek escalation or
war but we will defend ourselves against
any aggression
American politicians were quick to
respond to the attacks I think it's
important that we consult with their
allies in the region that the president
consult with Congress and that he put
forward a clear strategy for how to
de-escalate this particular situation I
want to know whether the Iranians were
shooting and our people aren't
infrastructure but it is clear this is
just another example of Iran trying to
export terrorism Iran wants to take over
a rock duhh
the bases are symbolic targets Donald
Trump visited al-assad in 2018 more than
5,000 US troops are currently stationed
in Iraq
Tehran's response comes just hours after
the burial of Qasem Soleimani both sides
are now watching the other to see what
they'll do next and how they're respond
Olivia Crellin BBC News so how will the
u.s. respond well our correspondent in
Washington Nick Bryant says there are
signs President Trump may now try to
de-escalate the crisis Donald Trump is
facing the biggest foreign policy test
of his presidency so far and the
question before him is whether to
continue the cycle of escalation with
Iran or whether to show more
circumspection now he's been warning in
Twitter of course that he would
retaliate very strongly if Iran attacked
us targets but after they actually did
so he's been surprisingly low-key on
social media all is well he wrote on
Twitter after the Iranian attacks so far
so good he said talking about the damage
and casualty assessment there are
unmistakable signs from Tehran that it
sees this as it's proportionate response
to the killing of general Soleimani that
it doesn't want war with America it
doesn't want a further escalation one US
official has described that approach as
a now let's call it quits approach and
there are signs that Donald Trump has
heeded it there was talk last night that
he would address the American people
from the over
offers something his predecessor's has
done in the past to announce military
action but he decided not to do that he
will speak to the American people later
on today a sign perhaps that he's
showing caution that he wants to lower
the temperature but with Donald Trump of
course you never know