NEW: Sen. Chuck Schumer after Trump administration's congressional briefing on Iranian actions: 'There were so many important questions that they did not answer...As the questions began to get tough, they walked out.'
of short- and medium-range ballistic missiles, a senior State Department official told reporters on Wednesday afternoon that they were assessed to be all short-range.
The second official said there are no indications that the U.S. intercepted any of the missiles using air defense systems. The missiles were fired from a mix of mobile and non-mobile launchers and were in the air between five and 10 minutes, the first official added.No American, Iraqi or coalition forces were killed in the attacks. In a speech on Wednesday, President Donald Trump said that was because of"precautions taken" and"an early warning system that worked very well.
This still image from an Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting video shot, Jan. 8, 2020, allegedly shows rockets launched from Iran againts the US military base in Ein-al Asad in Iraq. Sources told ABC News on Tuesday that U.S. troops were in bunkers at the time of the attack -- a sign that there was enough of a warning to alert them of possible danger.
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