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Iran missile attacks target US forces in Iraq; Trump says 'All is well!'

Iranian people attend the funeral procession of Qassem Soleimani yesterday. [Reuters]

Iran launched missile attacks on US-led forces in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday in retaliation for the US drone strike on an Iranian commander whose killing has raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East.

Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles from its territory against at least two Iraqi facilities hosting US-led coalition personnel at about 1:30 a.m. (2230 GMT on Tuesday), the US military said.

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