A huge rocket attack on a base in Iraq wounded 'several' American soldiers on Monday, officials said, as tensions escalate and the US still expects an Iranian counterattack on Israel.
Latest attack happens as US anticipates counterattacks against Israel. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were both briefed on the strikes. READ MORE:A huge rocket attack on Ain al-Assad base in Iraq wounded 'several' American soldiers on Monday, officials said, just a day after Antony Blinken made chilling predictions of an Iranian counterattack on Israel.
The White House Press Office and Joe Biden's own social media accounts said that the president and Kamala Harris have been briefed by national security advisors on the attack. 'Base personnel are conducting a post-attack damage assessment' and updates will be provided as more information becomes available, the spokesperson added.
The White House Press Office said that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been briefed by national security advisors on the attack Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the G7 yesterday that an attack in response to Israel's killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut was imminent, Axios reported.
The head of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, General Hossein Salami, also threatened Israel, warning that the state was 'digging its own grave' by carrying on its war against the terror group Hamas. 'They will see the result of their mistake. They will see when, how and where they will get their response,' Salami said during a speech.
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