Tehran says behind Iraq missile attack, warns of 'crushing responses'

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Tehran says behind Iraq missile attack, warns of 'crushing responses'
Tehran, Jan 8 (AFP) Jan 08, 2020
Iranian Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday responded to the assassination of commander Qassem Soleimani with a missile attack on an Iraqi airbase used by the US military, Iranian state media said.

The IRGC confirmed the Ain al-Assad base was hit "with tens of missiles" and promised "more crushing responses" in case of further US attacks, the state-run PressTV said on Twitter.

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