Around the White house stepped up security

In connection with rocket attacks on military facilities in Iraq around the residence of the American President in Washington tightened security.

According to CNN, around the perimeter of the White house exhibited additional employees of the Secret service of the USA, armed with automatic weapons, reports TASS.

Earlier, the Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said that Iran launched a heavy missile attack, at least two used by the United States military bases located on the territory of Iraq, bombardment base ain al-Assad airport in Erbil.