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Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. 00. Iran has carried out a Ballistic Missile attack on two us bases in iraq in retaliation for the killing of general Qasem Soleimani. More than a dozen missiles were launched from iran in the early hours of the morning. They struck air bases housing us forces in al asad, west of baghdad, and irbil in the north. Its unclear if there have been any casualties. President donald trump tweeted that all is well. He wrote assessment of casualties and damages taking place now. So far, so good . He is expected to make a statement later today. Irans foreign minister tweeted we do not seek escalation or war, but will defend ourselves against any aggression. Our middle east editorjeremy bowen in baghdad says this appears to suggest that iran wishes to draw a line under its retaliation for the assassination of soleimani. The military leader was killed on friday in a missile strike outside Baghdad Airport on the orders of President Trump. The general w

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