Daily Mail: Did US troops got a heads up of missile attack? Iraqi PM reveals Iran gave him a tip-off as US official says early detection system based 6,000 miles away in Maryland worked
* Iran fired more than a dozen missiles at the Ain al-Asad airbase in western Iraq and the Erbil base in Iraqi Kurdistan in the early hours of Wednesday local time
* US troops were able to scramble to cover after 'early warning system' triggered
* Meanwhile Iraqi PM said he received a call from Tehran about an imminent strike
* US National Security Agency's base at Fort Meade, Maryland, is devoted to such detection, using a range of satellites, radar and heat detection to gather data
* Pentagon reported no immediate casualties but searches continued last night
The Iraqi Prime Minister has revealed that Iran gave him a tip-off about last night's missile strikes while US troops were left to scramble to bunkers using warnings from America's advanced detection system.
Iran fired more than a dozen missiles at the Ain al-Asad airbase in western Iraq and the Erbil base in Iraqi Kurdistan in the early hours of Wednesday local time.
PM Adel Abdul Mahdi received a call from Tehran warning him an attack was imminent in retaliation for the US killing of its highest ranking general, his spokesman said.
It is not clear whether he relayed that information to the US, however, US troops were alerted to the danger using an 'early warning system,' an official revealed.
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WNU Editor: Iranian media is confirming reports that the Iranian Foreign Minister informed the Iraqi PM that the strike was coming .... Zarif: Iran informed Iraqi govt. of missile attack on US bases (Press TV). More here .... Iran informed Iraq of missile attack on US bases: Zarif (Mehr News Agency). Since these were really Iraqi bases, once they were notified I am sure that the Americans were notified at the same time.
Update: Iran DELIBERATELY failed to hit US bases in Iraq with most of its missiles for fear of escalating conflict, intelligence sources reveal, as satellite images show minor damage (Daily Mail).
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They pulled a Trump.
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