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U.S. Suspects Iran Reprisal Deliberately Missed American Troops

Missile strikes aimed at empty areas of base, official says
‘All is well!’ Trump tweets following missile barrage

Trump tweeted “All is well!” and “So far, so good!” following Iran's missile strikes on U.S.-Iraqi airbases.Source: Bloomberg

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By Jennifer Jacobs and Glen Carey

January 7, 2020 at 11:53 PM UTC

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January 8, 2020 at 2:46 PM UTC

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Iran apparently intended to avoid U.S. casualties when it launched more than a dozen missiles at U.S.-Iraqi airbases in retaliation for an American airstrike that killed a top Iranian general, according to U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter.