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国际英语资讯:Iran launches 16 missiles from 3 locations, says U.S. defense secretary

<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 8-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Esper">Esper</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> 16 <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="range">range</span> <span word="ballistic">ballistic</span> <span word="missiles">missiles</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="locations">locations</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>.</p><p><span word="Esper">Esper</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Joint">Joint</span> <span word="Chiefs">Chiefs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Staff">Staff</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Milley">Milley</span> <span word="aside">aside</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16 <span word="missiles">missiles</span>, 11 <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ayn">Ayn</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Asad">Asad</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Erbil">Erbil</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="missiles">missiles</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="tents">tents</span>, <span word="taxiways">taxiways</span>, <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span>.</p><p><span word="Milley">Milley</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="missiles">missiles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="bases">bases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>, <span word="destroy">destroy</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>, <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="defensive">defensive</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="level">level</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="precaution">precaution</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="dispersal">dispersal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pentagon">Pentagon</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="launching">launching</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="ballistic">ballistic</span> <span word="missiles">missiles</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="bases">bases</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>.</p><p><span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span> <span word="Guard">Guard</span> <span word="Corps">Corps</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retaliate">retaliate</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Qassem">Qassem</span> <span word="Soleimani">Soleimani</span>.</p>
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