New Zealand personnel are "as safe as they can be" in Iraq, acting prime minister Winston Peters says. Intelligence organisation DWS on Wednesday afternoon claimed Iranian missiles struck the Taji military complex in Iraq, where Kiwi troops were based. But Peters said the ballistic missiles, which were fired at two US bases, did not target the camp. Forty-five Defence Force personnel were thought to be in the Taji​ military complex near Baghdad and another five in the Iraqi capital itself. Economist David Butcher, who'd previously visited Iran and Iraq, said any impact on New Zealand's economy would depend on the intensity of conflict.

Source: Stuff January 08, 2020 00:43 UTC