Iran attacks US military bases with missiles First Published: January 8, 2020 Iran has recently attacked US military positions in Iraq with missiles, Iran fired 22 missiles in this attack. Iran claims 80 American soldiers were killed in this attack. main point Actually, Iran has taken this action in response to the killing of Qasim Sulemani by the US. The US killed Iran's military commander Qasim Sulemani through a drone strike. The US is currently assessing the loss. These missiles are fired at US bases in al-Assad and Irbil in Iraq. After this incident, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei associated the nation and praised this military action. At the moment, the tension between the two countries has reached its peak. Significantly, there are about 5,000 soldiers in Iraq who are part of the international coalition against the Islamic State.