Futures slip as Iran's attack on U.S. forces heighten Middle East tensions

U.S. stock index futures fell on Wednesday as Iran fired missiles at U.S.-led fo...

FILE PHOTO: A maintenance worker sweeps the floor after the cling bell at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., December 31, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan R Smith

Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles on at least two Iraqi facilities hosting U.S.-led coalition personnel at about 2230 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. military said. Investors have been on edge since Friday when a U.S. drone strike killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, prompting a vow of harsh revenge from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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