A missile struck a helipad inside the US Embassy in Baghdad. Videos from the spot showed smoke billowing from inside the compound. The sprawling embassy
complex, one of the largest US diplomatic facilities in the world, has been repeatedly targeted by rockets and drones in the past by groups aligned with Iran. Check Iran War Live Updates Here The helipad inside the US Embassy in Baghdad was struck by missiles, reported AP, citing two security officials. There was no immediate comment from the US Embassy in Baghdad. The projectile landed within the embassy’s boundaries after the Green Zone, the heavily fortified district in central Baghdad that houses Iraqi government institutions and foreign embassies, the security officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity as they are not authorised to speak with the press, told the news agency.
On Friday, the embassy renewed its Level 4 security alert for Iraq, warning that Iran and Iran-aligned militia groups have previously carried out attacks against US citizens, interests and infrastructure, and “may continue to target them.”
A drone strike in northern Iraq on Thursday killed a French soldier and wounded several others stationed there as part of an international coalition.
Earlier this month, the US State Department ordered non-emergency personnel and their family members to depart from countries including Iraq due to security concerns.
US Rains Bombs on Iran, Attacks Kharg Island
Amid escalating tensions in West Asia, US President Donald Trump announced through a social media post that the US has ‘obliterated’ military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island, warning that oil infrastructure there could be next. Kharg Island, a small coral outcrop about 21 miles off Iran's southern coast, serves as the principal terminal through which most of the country's crude oil exports are shipped.
“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 said.
He added: “For reasons of decency, I have chosen NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on the Island. 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.”
Following this, Iran warned that all the oil fields and related infrastructure across the West Asian region will be on target is its oil infrastructure is attacked. The spokesperson for the Central Headquarters of Khatam al-Anbiya said that if Iran’s oil infrastructure is attacked, “all the oil and energy infrastructure belonging to oil companies across the region that have American shares or cooperate with the United States will be destroyed and turned into a pile of ashes," as reported by Al Jazeera citing Iranian media.
