Al Mayadeen reported a rocket attack on Erbil airport in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Erbil International Airport in Iraqi Kurdistan has been hit by rocket fire. This was reported on February 28 by Al Mayadeen TV channel.

"Erbil airport was hit, and the American air defense system responds with intercepting missiles," the report said.

The US Consulate General in Erbil was also attacked by a missile. According to the Al Hadath TV channel, a rocket and several UAVs that were supposed to hit the diplomatic mission building were shot down.

Information about casualties and major damage has not yet been received.

The Middle East beyond the border: Israel strikes Iran

Israel launches a series of attacks on military and nuclear facilities, Tehran is preparing a response

Israel launched a preemptive strike on targets in Iran on the morning of February 28. The operation was called "Yehuda Shield." Iran has completely closed its airspace to all types of vessels. Explosions and communication disruptions were recorded in Tehran.

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that the United States has launched a large-scale military operation against Iran. He assured that "he will take care to deprive Iran of the opportunity to obtain nuclear weapons."

Later, the IDF recorded rocket launches from Iran, directed towards the country. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, part of the Iranian armed forces) has launched a large-scale retaliatory operation against Israel. So, in Bahrain, the service center of the Fifth Fleet of the United States was subjected to rocket fire. In addition, Iran attacked four US military bases in Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

At the same time, the IDF launched a massive airstrike on military installations in western Iran. The city of Shiraz was attacked. In addition, 70,000 Israeli reservists were called up for military service. Against this background, the United States began evacuating some personnel from the Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar.

Meanwhile, Israeli civilians are forced to stay in bomb shelters amid missile attacks from Iran. Izvestia's footage shows people playing billiards in one of these shelters. Israelis are singing songs and making videos in a Tel Aviv bomb shelter.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia demands that the situation around Iran be immediately brought back to a political and diplomatic settlement. As indicated in the diplomatic department, the fact that the attacks are again carried out under the guise of the resumed negotiation process deserves condemnation. The Russian Foreign Ministry emphasizes that the aggressors' intentions are clear and declared by them quite openly — to destroy the constitutional order and destroy the leadership of a state they dislike, which refused to obey the dictate of force and hegemony.

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