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At least 20 individual Tomahawk missiles were identified over Iraqi airspace. x.com/Kurdish_Poli...

x.comKurdish Policy on X: "💥Dozens of Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from US warships in the Mediterranean Sea, heading towards their targets in Iran, are flying over valleys and mountains. Video from the Sharabazher area in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq #IranWar https://t.co/u8QjVgi76V" / X💥Dozens of Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from US warships in the Mediterranean Sea, heading towards their targets in Iran, are flying over valleys and mountains. Video from the Sharabazher area in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq #IranWar https://t.co/u8QjVgi76V
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The US is the only participant in the war known to possess Tomahawks, which are sea-launched. US President Donald Trump claimed at a press conference on Monday that Iran “also has some Tomahawks” but this claim is yet to be substantiated. edition.cnn.com/2026/03/10/p...

edition.cnn.comFact check: Trump’s latest false, unproven and contradictory claims about the Iran war | CNN PoliticsPresident Donald Trump, pushing back at the suggestion that the US was responsible for a deadly strike on an elementary school in Iran, claimed at a press conference Monday that Iran has Tomahawk crui...
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We also found imagery of Tomahawk remnants that we geolocated to outside Kafr Zita in Syria. @slair.bsky.social, Research Associate at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, said that these missiles can crash into the ground due to a failure in their terrain matching guidance.

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.@bcfinucane.bsky.social , a senior adviser with the US Program at the International Crisis Group, told Bellingcat that without the consent of Iraq and Syria, the respective countries, the intrusion of Tomahawk missiles into their airspace “would violate its sovereignty and international law.”

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On Tuesday Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and stressed that Iraqi airspace and territory should not be used for any military action targeting neighbouring countries, the prime minister's media office said. english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5...

english.aawsat.comIraq PM Tells Rubio Iraqi Airspace Must Not Be Used Against NeighborsIraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Tuesday that Iraq should not be used as a launch pad for attacks in the Middle East war. Iraq neighbors Iran, again...
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The US Department of Defense said they “had nothing to provide” when asked if they had reached any agreement with these countries to utilise their airspace for cruise missiles targeting a third country. Work by @mabl2k.bsky.social and @easybakeovensz.bsky.social: www.bellingcat.com/news/middle-...

bellingcat.comTracing Tomahawks: US Missiles Bound for Iran Spotted Over Iraq - bellingcatGeolocated videos show Tomahawk missiles heading for targets in Iran.

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This investigation was carried out with help from our volunteer community. Nicole Kiess, Livio Spaini, @afko.bsky.social sky.social, @anisashabir.bsky.social and @scaratlas.bsky.social helped geolocate the missile sightings. Learn about our volunteer community here: sites.google.com/bellingcat.c...

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