Explosions heard near U.S. base in northern Iraq after U.S. strikes Iran
Iranian state media reported that four people had been killed and nine injured in the U.S. bombardment.U.S. Central Command said the latest barrage was designed to “further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters” as the Americans push to regain control over the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and gas transited in peacetime. It said the strikes ended shortly before 5 a.m. local time Friday.U.S.
- ▪Iranian state media reported that four people had been killed and nine injured in the U.S. bombardment.U.S.
- ▪Central Command said the latest barrage was designed to “further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters” as the Americans push to regain control over the Strait of Hormuz, thro
- ▪It said the strikes ended shortly before 5 a.m. local time Friday.U.S.
The Globe and Mail publishes from Canada and files mainly under world. We currently carry 1,650 of its stories.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
Open this photo in gallery:A group of people stands in shallow water as a cargo ship appears anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 30.Amirhosein Khorgooi/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountA series of explosions were heard near a military base hosting U.S. forces in northern Iraq, hours after the U.S. military said it had wrapped up its 13th night of strikes against Iran. An Associated Press journalist heard at least seven blasts around 9:30 a.m. local time in the city of Irbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, and observed at least four plumes of black smoke rising into the sky from areas near or inside a base at the city’s airport.The U.S.
…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at The Globe and Mail.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from The Globe and Mail
