Iran's Revolutionary Guards force says it targeted an Israeli "strategic centre" with missiles that struck the Iraqi Kurdish city of Irbil overnight. Twelve missiles hit areas around the US consulate overnight, causing material damage and wounding one civilian, the Kurdistan Regional Government said.
The US said no Americans were hurt and that its facilities were not damaged in what it called the "outrageous attack". Israel's military and government declined to comment on Iran's claim. But Kurdish officials accused the Revolutionary Guards of seeking to use "baseless" propaganda to justify targeting civilian locations.
The windows of my car exploded and I was injured in the face," he told AFP news agency. A local television channel, Kurdistan24, posted images of damage to its offices caused by the blasts. This article contains content provided by Twitter.
We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. Iranian state media cited a Revolutionary Guards statement as saying the force had targeted "the Zionists' strategic centre of plotting and evil" in Irbil with precision-guided missiles in response to "recent crimes".
The Revolutionary Guards had vowed to make Israel "pay" for an air strike near the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday that killed two senior Iranian officers. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhimi also condemned the attack.
The US ambassador to Iraq, Matthew Tueller, said that Iran "must be held accountable for this flagrant violation of Iraqi sovereignty and for terrorist attacks on innocent civilian properties". US 'outraged' by deadly rocket attack in Iraq.
Iraqis suffer as US-Iran shadow war shifts gear. Image source, Reuters. The Kurdistan Regional Government said the "cowardly" attack targeted civilian locations in Irbil. This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser.
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