Tarek Chouiref
28 February 2026•Update: 28 February 2026
- Iranian foreign minister warns its response will target all US bases in region after Israel-US attack on Iran
ISTANBUL
Two people were killed and three others injured in a strike targeting the Jurf al-Nasr area in Iraq’s Babil province, the Iraqi army said Saturday.
Iraqi media reported that a missile strike hit a site belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces.
Separately, Iraq’s Foreign Ministry said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi informed his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein that Tehran would continue defending itself and that its response would target US military bases in the region in line with Iran’s right to self-defense.