Tehran [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): The strikes against US bases in Iraq were "successful" and a "slap on the face" of the United States, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday.
Doha [Qatar], Jan 8 (ANI): Global oil and gold prices climbed sharply on Wednesday after the Pentagon said that Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against bases in Iraq that house US troops, amplifying concerns about a spiralling retaliatory conflict between the United States
Tehran [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): Iranian state television on Wednesday claimed that at least 80 "American terrorists" were killed after Tehran launched 15 missiles on US targets in Iraq.
Washington [US], Jan 08 (ANI): Security has been beefed up around the White House amid heightened tensions with Iran, CNN reported citing a law enforcement official.
Washington [US], Jan 08 (ANI): Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against US military and coalition forces in Iraq, targeting at least two bases at Al-Asad and Abril, Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday.
Baghdad [Iraq], Jan 08 (ANI): Iran on Wednesday launched multiple rockets at US' Al Asad airbase, days after Washington assassinated Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.
Washington [US], Jan 08 (ANI): US Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday (local times) said that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistani Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa offered him sound advice during a phone call on the escalation of tensions in the middle eastern region.
Tehran [Iran], Jan 08 (Sputnik/ANI): The strike at Qaseem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force, came from a US helicopter, an IRGC major general told Sputnik on Tuesday.
New York [US], Jan 08 (ANI): The United Nations has informed Iran that the United States will not grant a visa to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to participate in the UNSC meeting later this week.
Paris [France], Jan 08 (ANI): Amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States, France has stepped up its security in Iraq to ensure safety of its troops deployed in the region.
Washington [US], Jan 08 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday called Iran for a discussion to de-escalate the situation which has dramatically worsened following the killing of Iranian Quds Force chief Qaseem Soleimani.