‘All is well!’: Trump responds to Iranian missile attack on US forces in Iraq
- US president takes to Twitter after Iran launches missiles at two bases in Iraq
- Iranian state TV said it was in revenge for the US killing top general
US President Donald Trump tweeted “All is well!” after an Iranian missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East.
Trump did not go on evening television to address the nation - something of an informal presidential tradition in times of foreign policy crisis - in the immediate hours following Iran’s missile strikes.
However, he said to expect a statement Wednesday in Washington.
“All is well! Missiles launched from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq. Assessment of casualties & damages taking place now. So far, so good! We have the most powerful and well equipped military anywhere in the world, by far! I will be making a statement tomorrow morning,” Trump tweeted.
Iran on Wednesday fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles from Iranian territory against at least two Iraqi military bases hosting US-led coalition personnel. The attacks targeted bases at Al-Asad and Irbil, Assistant to the Secretary of Defence for Public Affairs Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement.
Iranian state TV said it was in revenge for the US killing of Revolutionary Guard General Qassem Soleimani, whose death last week in an American drone strike near Baghdad prompted angry calls to avenge his slaying.