A State Department spokesman has said the United States will hold Iran “responsible” for a rocket barrage on February 22 that targeted the U.S. Embassy in the Iraqi capital. But it said it won’t “lash out” in response. Iraq’s army said earlier that there were no casualties when the embassy, within Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green […]
President Donald Trump has warned Iran against any attack on U.S. military or diplomatic personnel in Iraq, days after suspected Iran-backed Iraqi militia launched a barrage of rockets at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone. The warning, issued on Twitter on December 23, came after top U.S. national security officials met to […]
A barrage of rockets has targeted Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, causing minor damage to the U.S. Embassy compound and residential areas in the international zone. An Iraqi military statement said “an outlawed group” launched eight rockets on December 20 targeting the Green Zone, the location of embassies and government buildings. Most of the rockets […]
The U.S. State Department is shutting down one consulate in Russia and suspending operations at another, according to U.S. reports quoting an unnamed spokesman and other officials. The changes reportedly leave the U.S. Embassy in Moscow as the country’s only official diplomatic outpost in Russia. The reports quote an e-mailed statement from a spokesperson as […]
The United States is partially withdrawing some staff from its embassy in Baghdad as tensions with Iran and Iraqi militia groups spike. U.S. Ambassador Mathew Tueller confirmed on December 3 a “temporary reduction” in staff at the mission following recent media reports of the change. In a video posted on the U.S. Embassy’s Facebook page, […]