Explosions are heard near a US base in northern Iraq after US strikes Iran
An AP journalist heard at least seven blasts and saw black smoke as U.S.-Iran strikes widened over the Strait of Hormuz.
- On Friday, a journalist observed seven blasts and four smoke plumes in Irbil, Iraq, near a military base hosting United States forces as the US-Iran conflict escalates.
- Escalating fighting between the United States and Iran over control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz prompted the latest barrage, with CENTCOM aiming to "further degrade Iran's ability to threaten civilian mariners."
- Iranian state media reported four people killed and nine injured in strikes on Revolutionary Guard naval bases, while President Donald Trump stated Iranian funds will cover war damages.
- Iran-Backed Houthi rebels targeted Saudi oil tankers, causing Brent crude prices to spike more than 6% to about $100 a barrel, while Bahrain activated sirens warning of incoming fire.
- Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi visited Tehran on Thursday to call for peace, promising not to allow Iraqi territory to be used for attacks on Iran, despite an Iraqi armed group announcing a $10 million bounty for killing "criminal" Donald Trump.
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Explosions rock American military base in Iraq hours after US completed strikes
A series of explosions broke out near a military base hosting US forces in northern Iraq, hours after the US military said it had wrapped up its 13th night of strikes against Iran. A journalist with the Associated Press heard at least seven blasts around 9.30am local time in the city of Irbil, the capital...
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