Operation Martyr Soleimani': Iran hits U.S. bases in Iraq with rocket attacks

Operation Martyr Soleimani': Iran hits U.S. bases in Iraq with rocket attacks.

Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at two U.S. bases in neighboring Iraq on Tuesday evening in retaliation for the killing of a top Iranian general, putting Washington and Tehran on a collision course that threatens to disrupt the entire Middle East, shake global markets and drag President Trump into a foreign conflict he has long sought to avoid.

Iranian state media and the Pentagon confirmed that at least one salvo of more than a dozen missiles was fired from inside Iran at the Ain Assad air base in Iraq’s western Anbar province and a second base housing U.S. and allied forces in the Iraqi Kurdish city of Irbil. Vice President Mike Pence was briefing congressional leaders on the attack as Mr. Trump huddled at the White House with his top advisers, including Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Although there was no official report on casualties, The Associated Press, citing a U.S. official, said there were very few if any casualties. In a Tuesday evening tweet, in which he noted that casualty and damage assessments were being conducted, Mr. Trump said, “All is well!” and “So far, so good!”