Iranian army claims responsibility for Erbil airport strike

Shafaq News- Tehran

Iran’s army announced on Tuesday that it targeted Erbil International Airport in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq with surface-to-surface missiles.

In a statement, the military said it struck “locations hosting US forces, along with separatist groups supported by the Israeli entity inside the airport,” claiming the site serves as a key support and operational command center for US forces, houses a wide range of military equipment and systems, and is used by groups accused of destabilizing security in Iran’s western and northwestern border areas.

Earlier, the Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs said an Iranian ballistic missile strike killed six of its personnel and wounded 30 others.