Explosions are heard near a US base in northern Iraq after US strikes Iran
An AP journalist heard at least seven blasts and saw black smoke as U.S.-Iran strikes widened over the Strait of Hormuz.
- On Friday, a journalist observed seven blasts and four smoke plumes in Irbil, Iraq, near a military base hosting United States forces as the US-Iran conflict escalates.
- Escalating fighting between the United States and Iran over control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz prompted the latest barrage, with CENTCOM aiming to "further degrade Iran's ability to threaten civilian mariners."
- Iranian state media reported four people killed and nine injured in strikes on Revolutionary Guard naval bases, while President Donald Trump stated Iranian funds will cover war damages.
- Iran-Backed Houthi rebels targeted Saudi oil tankers, causing Brent crude prices to spike more than 6% to about $100 a barrel, while Bahrain activated sirens warning of incoming fire.
- Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi visited Tehran on Thursday to call for peace, promising not to allow Iraqi territory to be used for attacks on Iran, despite an Iraqi armed group announcing a $10 million bounty for killing "criminal" Donald Trump.
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IRBIL, Iraq — Drones carrying explosives targeted a city in northern Iraq where U.S. forces are stationed, and sirens rang out in Bahrain on Friday, hours after the American military said it finished its 13th night of strikes against Iran.
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A series of explosions broke out near a military base hosting US forces in northern Iraq, hours after the US military said it had wrapped up its 13th night of strikes against Iran. A journalist with the Associated Press heard at least seven blasts around 9.30am local time in the city of Irbil, the capital...
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Drones target northern Iraqi city where US forces are based as US-Iran fighting escalates
IRBIL, Iraq — Drones carrying explosives targeted a city in northern Iraq where U.S. forces are stationed, and sirens rang out in Bahrain on Friday, hours after the American military said it finished its 13th night of strikes against Iran . The conflict has flared again over the past week, as the U.S. pounded Iran while Tehran attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz and targeted U.S. assets and allies in the region. The strait, which is a crucial…
Drones target northern Iraqi city where American forces are based as U.S.-Iran fighting escalates
Drones carrying explosives targeted a city in northern Iraq where U.S. forces are stationed, and sirens rang out in Bahrain on Friday, hours after the American military said it finished its 13th night of strikes against Iran.
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