A missile struck the US Embassy in Baghdad Friday night, hitting a helipad on the sprawling compound that Iranian-backed militants have repeatedly targeted since the conflict in the Middle East began.
The projectile breached Baghdad’s heavily fortified “Green Zone” — home to Iraqi government building and foreign embassies — in the latest attack on one of the largest American diplomatic facilities, two security officials told the Associated Press.
Smoke was seen rising from the diplomatic mission in a video posted on social media by Sabereen News, a pro-Iranian militia outlet in Iraq.
The attack took place shortly after two fighters belonging to an Iran-backed militant group were killed in Baghdad, AFP reported, citing sources.
It’s unclear if anyone was injured in the attack.
A security alert posted by the embassy hours before the attack warned that “Iran and the terrorist militia groups allied with it pose a significant threat to public safety in Iraq.”
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“Attacks targeting US citizens, US interests, and critical infrastructure have been observed,” the embassy warned. “These groups have also attacked US companies and energy infrastructure operated by the United States, and they are likely to continue targeting them.
“In addition, Iran-aligned terrorist militias have launched attacks on hotels frequented by foreigners and other facilities linked to the United States throughout Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. U.S. citizens also face a risk of kidnapping.”
The embassy urged Americans to “exercise vigilance, maintain a low profile, and avoid areas that could make them potential targets” and provided guidance for US citizens wishing to leave Iraq.
Since the US launched Operation Epic Fury two weeks ago, Iran has launched a series of retaliatory missiles and drone strikes on American military bases, embassies, and neighboring Gulf nations as fighting intensifies.
Last week, the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital city of Riyadh was damaged in a suspected Iranian drone strike.
The attack sparked a fire but the embassy was not severely damaged.
News of Friday’s missile strike in Baghdad came hours after President Trump announced that US airstrikes had “totally obliterated” military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island — the Islamic Republic’s key oil export hub in the Persian Gulf.
“Moments ago, at my direction, the United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East, and totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran’s crown jewel, Kharg Island,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“Our Weapons are the most powerful and sophisticated that the World has ever known but, for reasons of decency, I have chosen NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on the Island,” the president added.
“However, should Iran, or anyone else, do anything to interfere with the Free and Safe Passage of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz, I will immediately reconsider this decision.”
Trump said the island’s oil infrastructure was not targeted but may be hit in future strikes, if the Iranian regime doesn’t allow ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global trade route.
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