A journalist from Iran’s Tasmin News Agnecy posted a photo of a missile launch with the translated caption, “Urgent /// Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim begins to avenge the firing of Iranian ballistic missiles at the Iraqi base in Iraq, which is home to US forces.”
https://twitter.com/Mahdiibakhtiari/status/1214682246663327745
UPDATE: Photo is from 2017, but missile attacks are real.
Lots of fake images of tonight's attack circulating from official sources in Iran https://t.co/ilIuY9mSUc
— Fergal Gallagher (@gallagherfergal) January 8, 2020
Video claims to show launch (from a distance) of Iranian missiles, “The first film of Operation # Revenge”
https://twitter.com/Mahdiibakhtiari/status/1214683353540186112
“the operation #اننقام_سخت Dozens of ballistic missiles were fired using the code “Ya Zahra”.”
🔴عملیات #اننقام_سخت با شلیک دهها فروند موشک بالستیک و با رمز «یا زهرا» انجام شده است.#سپاه#قاسم_سلیمانی
— Mahdi Bakhtiari (@Mahdiibakhtiari) January 7, 2020
Translation of Fars News report (excerpt):
“According to a Fars News Agency defense correspondent, some news sources report heavy attacks by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps aerial ballistic missiles on the US base in Iraq’s Ein al-Assad base.”
Longer version of video by Fars:
https://twitter.com/Farshadmm/status/1214689379584753667
Fox’s Jennifer Griffin reports missiles launched by Iran at US all over Iraq.
“From senior US military source in Iraq: “Under missile attack from Iran. These are either cruise missiles or short range ballistic missiles. All over the country.”…I am told from US official these are short range ballistic or cruise missiles being fired from Iranian territory at multiple US bases and targets inside Iraq.”
I am told from US official these are short range ballistic or cruise missiles being fired from Iranian territory at multiple US bases and targets inside Iraq. https://t.co/xKh2NPiDyz
— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) January 7, 2020
BREAKING @ABC — A US official confirms to @ABC ballistic missiles have been fired from inside Iran at multiple US military facilities inside Iraq. Facilities include Erbil in N Iraq and Al Asad Air Base in W Iraq. —From ace Pentagon producers @LMartinezABC & @Elizabeth_McLau
— James Gordon Meek (@meekwire) January 7, 2020