CNN: US believes Iran 'deliberately' chose targets that would not lead to loss of life

A Pentagon source has told CNN that the US believes Iran deliberately avoided striking targets in Iraq that could lead to loss of life.

Jake Tapper, an anchor at CNN, tweeted that he had been told the assessment was Iran's plan was “deliberate targets, minimum damage, maximum warning/effect.”

So far there have been no reported US or Iraqi casualties from the attacks, which hit the Ain al-Asad base in Anbar province and another base in Erbil.