Iran Claims Drone Strike on US Bases in Iraq Amid Ongoing Tensions

Amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East, Iran's military claimed a drone strike on US bases in Iraq's Erbil. An Iranian military spokesman said on Thursday that a US military base in the city of Erbil in the Iraqi Kurdistan region was targeted by a drone. The US military confirmed in a statement released on a state TV channel that the headquarters of the US assault forces in Erbil was attacked by Iranian ground forces'attack drones. The strike is reported to be in response to recent US-Israeli strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader. Iran has previously launched military operations targeting Kurdish groups operating in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region. Iran has also launched a 19th wave of missile and drone strikes on US bases in Israel and the Middle East. According to Iran's state-run Press TV, early on Thursday, military forces targeted positions of'anti-Iran separatist groups '. However, the exact location of the strikes was not confirmed by the Iranian intelligence ministry.