U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Iraq in a surprise move on Sunday as he tours the Middle East in a bid to deescalate tensions following the outbreak of the Israel–Hamas conflict.
Earlier in the day, Mr. Blinken visited the West Bank and met with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. A readout from the U.S. State Department said he later traveled to Baghdad for talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani.
