Iran overplays its hand with attack on US base

Published January 8, 2020 12:53am ET



The Al Asad air base in Iraq is under attack, and, as expected, Iran is the culprit.

Iran has claimed responsibility for more than a dozen missiles launched into Iraq targeting U.S. forces at the base. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vowed that this is just the beginning of a “fierce revenge” for the killing of Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian general, terrorist, and head of the Quds Force.

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