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January 2, 2020

Iraqi official spotted outside embassy attack visited Obama White House in 2011

An Iran-linked Iraqi official who was spotted in the crowd of angry militia supporters and protesters Tuesday as some of them stormed the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad聽visited the Obama White House back in 2011.聽聽

January 2, 2020

Defense Secretary Esper: 'It's time that Iran started acting like a normal country'

Secretary of Defense Mark聽Esper reacted on Thursday to the U.S. Embassy attack in Iraq earlier this week saying, 鈥淚t's time that Iran started聽acting like a normal country.鈥�

January 2, 2020

US updates Iraq travel warning following 'Iranian-backed terrorist attacks' on Baghdad embassy

The U.S. State Department has updated its travel warning for Iraq in the wake of this week's聽siege of the American embassy in Baghdad, notifying travelers that its operations there have been affected because of 鈥渄amage done by Iranian-backed terrorist attacks.鈥�

January 1, 2020

US Embassy in Baghdad fire damage seen in new photos following militants' attack

Stunning photos reveal scenes of destruction inside the U.S. Embassy in Iraq's capital one day after Iran-backed militiamen stormed the previously heavily fortified compound in protest of recent airstrikes.

January 1, 2020

Pompeo postpones visit to Ukraine amid tension in Baghdad

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has postponed his trip to Ukraine in order to monitor the situation in Iraq that saw an orchestrated assault by pro-Iran militants on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

January 1, 2020

Iran-backed militiamen withdraw from siege of US Embassy in Baghdad as more American troops deployed

The siege outside of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad ended Wednesday after dozens of pro-Iran militiamen and their supporters began to withdraw from the compound.

January 1, 2020

State Department spokeswoman pressed on whether Trump administration's Iran policy is working

State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus insisted Wednesday that the Trump administration's policy toward Iran is working following the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad by pro-Iran militia members.聽

December 31, 2019

Trump vows Iraq 'will not be a Benghazi' after Iran-backed embassy raid

Speaking to reporters just hours after dozens of Iran-backed Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, President Trump聽on Tuesday night vowed that the situation聽"will not be a Benghazi" -- a pointed reference to the deadly 2012 embassy attack in Libya on the Obama administration's watch, after officials at the embassy had requested enhanced security for weeks.

December 31, 2019

Rebecca Grant: Iranian-backed attack on American Embassy in Iraq increases risk of US-Iran military conflict

President Trump faced plenty of problems dealing with Iran and Iraq until now, but on the last day of 2019 his problems got a lot worse when dozens of Shiite militia members backed by Iran forced their way into the U.S. Embassy compound in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, set fires and caused other damage.

December 31, 2019

Up to 4,000 US troops could deploy to Middle East amid Baghdad unrest: officials

The U.S. Army鈥檚 82nd Airborne Division鈥檚 alert brigade has been issued orders to deploy rapidly to Kuwait amid the unrest in Baghdad, three U.S. defense officials told 樱桃视频 on Tuesday.