Iran’s IRGC strikes 'spy centers' in Iraq with ballistic missiles

The IRGC also said it struck Syria in response to the recent ISIS attack in Iran.
Two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) armed military personnel are monitoring an area while standing guard next to an Iranian Majid anti-aircraft missile system during the Ela Beit Al-Moghaddas (Al-Aqsa Mosque) military rally in Tehran, Iran.
Two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) armed military personnel are monitoring an area while standing guard next to an Iranian Majid anti-aircraft missile system during the Ela Beit Al-Moghaddas (Al-Aqsa Mosque) military rally in Tehran, Iran. - HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images
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Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards Corps  claimed an attack on “spy centers” in Iraq and ISIS targets in Syria on Monday night, constituting a major escalation in the regional conflict as the Israel-Hamas war marks 100 days.

Reuters reported that explosions were heard around 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Erbil — the capital of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq — close to the US consulate at 11:30 p.m. local time (3:30 p.m. ET). Two civilians were killed and five were injured, according to the outlet.

Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament Hemn Hawrami said in a post on X that prominent businessman Peshraw Dizaiy was killed in the attacks alongside four members of his family.

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