The US embassy in Baghdad has been hit by rocket attacks. Here we explain what could be behind them
Rocket attacks on the American embassy in Iraqi capital Baghdad on Sunday have again highlighted the continuing tensions between Washington and Tehran in the turbulent Middle East, where Iran uses its Shiite-dominated proxy groups to limit the reach of the US and its allies. three rockets out of five landed in the US embassy, hitting the diplomatic post’s dining facility, and wounding an unspecified individual. It’s the first reported hit to the embassy facilities.
Eventually, the US assassinated Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s most powerful general, who was overseeing Tehran’s military operations across the Middle East, on January 3. But powerful protests against Iran’s intervention across the Middle East from Lebanon to Iraq have also continued since the assassination of Soleimani, indicating the fragility of Tehran’s proxy warfare strategy.
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