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Breaking: Risk-off as Iran retaliates, US forces in Iraq are under “missile attack from Iran”

  • A senior US military source says US forces in Iraq are under “missile attack from Iran”.
  • Gold rallies to fresh highs of $1,591.93 and USD/JPY spikes to the downside to a low of 107.99.

13 missies have ben reported launched at the Ain Assad Air Base.

The Ayn al Asad is an Iraqi Armed Forces and United States armed forces base located in Al Anbar Governorate of western Iraq. The base is also used by UK forces in Iraq. It was the second-largest US military airbase in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Key notes

  • Soldiers of IRGC’s aerospace unit have launched a successful attack on Al Assad military base – IRGC

  • US Official: No news of damage form the rocket attacks – Reuters

  • Six rockets landed at iraq’s Ain Al-Asad air base that contains US forces – Al Madeen TV

  • Missiles being launched towards Al Asad Airbase in Iraq – Fox News

More to come

 

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