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Originally posted by AmbrosePethick ↑

Was it a phone call from Tehran?

The US military had advance warning of an incoming rocket barrage from Iran at two bases in Iraq, giving troops time to reach shelter, according to a report on Wednesday.

Tehran fired more than a dozen missiles at the bases that house US and coalition forces in retaliation for a drone strike that killed Iran’s top military leader Qassam Soleimani last week.

“The early warning system worked,” a US official told USA Today.

A total of 15 surface-to-surface missiles were fired by Iran, US officials.

Ten hit the Ain al-Assad air base and one struck a base in Erbil, while the other four failed.

The Pentagon said no casualties were reported and it was still assessing damage to the bases, but it appeared that a hangar at Assad was damaged.

Following the attacks Tuesday evening, President Trump tweeted that “All is well!” and said he would be “making a statement” Wednesday morning.

There are about 5,000 US troops stationed in Iraq.
https://nypost.com/2020/01/08/us-military-had-advance-warning-of-incoming-missiles-fired-by-iran/

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More likely they Americans were able to provide adequate warning themselves.

https://www.space.com/11606-rocket-launches-missile-defense-satellite-geo-1-sbirs.html
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