Iran's Supreme Leader: 'We slapped them on the face' - BBC News

Speaking at an event commemorating the 1978 Qom protest - a key event leading up to the Islamic Revolution - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says “the country is equipped today against the bullies of the world”.<br /><br />He says the killed commander Qasem Soleimani’s “martyrdom shows the liveliness of our revolution to the world”<br /><br />In the early hours of Wednesday, Iran fired rockets at two air bases in Iraq that house US troops<br />It is unclear if there have been any casualties - but Iraq says none of its troops were killed<br />President Trump says 'So far, so good' after a briefing with his top brass<br />Mr Trump says he will make a full statement on Wednesday morning, US time<br />Iran says it is retaliation for the killing of Iran's top military commander Qasem Soleimani<br />'Any territory that is the starting point of aggressive acts against Iran will be targeted,' says Iran<br />But Iran's foreign minister says later 'we do not seek escalation or war'