As United States-Iran Tension Simmers, Rocket Fired Near Iraq’s U.S. Embassy

A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, falling near the U.S. Embassy but causing no casualties.
As United States-Iran Tension Simmers, Rocket Fired Near Iraq’s U.S. Embassy
Hoveizeh, Iran's new cruise missile is shown during an exhibition in the capital Tehran on Feb. 2, 2019. Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images
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BAGHDAD—A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and diplomatic missions, on Sunday night, falling near the U.S. Embassy but causing no casualties, the Iraqi military said.

The attack came two weeks after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Iraqi leaders during a surprise visit to Baghdad that if they failed to keep in check Iran-backed militias, which are expanding their power in Iraq and now form part of its security apparatus, the United States would respond with force.