Iran Threatens to Attack Another Hundred American Targets

Tehran claims that at least 80 American soldiers were killed as a result of a missile strike at a US base in Iraq. The Pentagon is still evaluating the damage. US President Trump wrote on Twitter that "everything is fine." Iran reports vast damage to the United States as a result of a missile attack on the American base of Ain al-Asad in Iraq on Wednesday night, January 8. According to Iranian state television, at least 80 "American terrorists" were killed, while American helicopters and other equipment were "heavily damaged." The report notes that Iran fired 15 missiles at the American base, while none of them were intercepted. The television also cited the words of a senior representative of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), saying that Iran is ready to attack another 100 US targets if Washington decides to retaliate. Pentagon estimates damage from Iranian missile strike At the same time, the American television company CNN, citing sources in the US forces, reports that the American systems deployed in Iraq, thanks to the early warning system, were timely warned of an impending missile attack and had the opportunity to hide in bunkers. The Pentagon said the damage caused by the Iranian missile attack is currently being assessed. US President Donald Trump made a similar statement on his microblog on Twitter, adding that "so far so good."