Iran admits missile attack near US consulate in Iraq

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard it launched the attack against an Israeli ‘strategic centre of conspiracy’ in Irbil (AP)

Iran has claimed responsibility for a missile barrage that struck near a sprawling US consulate complex in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil on Sunday, saying it was in retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria that killed two members of its Revolutionary Guard.

No injuries were reported in the attack, which marked a significant escalation in hostilities between the US and Iran that have often played out in Iraq, whose government is allied with both countries.