"Footage published on Tuesday shows the moment air defences intercepted a missile over the city of Erbil in northern Iraq, amid rising tensions in the Middle East. Earlier, US air defense systems in Erbil had successfully intercepted several missiles launched by Iran on Monday. The US base at Erbil Airport in Iraq’s Kurdistan region was also targeted by a drone, in an attack claimed by a group known as Saraya Awliya al-Dam, reportedly operating under the umbrella of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq. The US and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday morning. Tehran said it was responding with strikes on Israel and US assets in the region, with explosions reported in countries across the Gulf region. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was confirmed dead in a strike on Saturday. It comes after a number of rounds of talks between the Americans and Iranians. "