Retaliating Against US Strikes, Iran Targets American Bases in Iraq

(Digital Itla) In response to the recent wave of American airstrikes, Iran has retaliated by targeting US military bases in Erbil, Iraq. According to Iranian media reports, the Iranian military launched a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones against US installations. The exact extent of the casualties or infrastructural damage caused by the Iranian missile and drone strikes is not yet clear.

Concurrently, the Iranian military claimed that its air defense systems successfully locked onto and fired a missile at an F-16 fighter jet that had violated its airspace, forcing the warplane to immediately retreat.