Iran Press/Iran news: The military source added: "Our intelligence indicates that US forces (in Iraq and the Persian Gulf region) have adopted a defensive posture after Iranian missiles hit a US airbase in western Iraq.
The military source also said the US Navy is distancing its fleet of warships from Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf.
In a statement released in the early hours of Wednesday morning, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed that a US airbase in western Iraq has been hit with 'tens of missiles'.
The attack came in response to a US terrorist drone strike days earlier that martyred Iranian late Commander of Qods Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani. 101/211
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