Iran's leader spoke to Tehran this morning: "We are in a period of critical decision making on a historic scale" • Tonight, Iranian army launched 21 missiles at US bases in Iraq • Trump tweeted this morning: "Damage is still being assessed, but for now the situation is looking good"

"The US-based missile attack was successful," Aran's top leader said Wednesday in a speech to the government.

Khamenei added: "We are in a period of critical decision making on a historical scale, the past should be a flashlight for us. The martyr Kassem Suleimani was not only courageous, but also an adventurer who put himself in the front row in danger. Kassem Suleimani was not connected to the party or the stream , But was simply a revolutionary and the revolution was important to him of all. "

Severe escalation in US-Iran conflict: Iranian army launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at US bases in Iraq this evening. For the first time, the attack was not carried out by Iranian-backed militias, but by the Iranian armed forces themselves, from Iran. Iran's Fars News Agency said: "Revenge has begun on General Suleimani's death."

At this time, it is not yet known whether American soldiers were injured in the attack. According to some reports, about 21 missiles have been launched into a number of bases populating American troops in Iraq. The two main bases attacked are the Al-Assad airport in Anbar province, west of Iraq, and a military base near the city of Irbil in the Kurdish region of Iraq. The Pentagon reported that 15 ballistic missiles were identified, 10 struck at the base of Al Assad and one at Irbil, four missed. Iranian television claimed this morning that the missiles were doing heavy damage to US targets and that "80 terrorists were killed in the attack."

An Iranian missile hit near the base of Al Assad