Iraq’s capital Baghdad rocked by powerful blasts near US embassy

The attacks are part of an escalating cycle of violence between US forces and Iraqi groups aligned with Tehran.

Zelenskyy says Kyiv asked Iran in 2022 not to supply Shahed attack drones to Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that in 2022, when Iran sold Russia its first batch of Shahed attack drones, Ukraine contacted Iran and asked it not to supply weapons to Russia, and Iran assured that there would be no further deliveries.

By Iryna Balachuk

Fire at US embassy in Baghdad as security official reports drone and rocket strikes

Several loud explosions were heard on Tuesday evening in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, Agence France-Presse journalists reported, with a security official reporting a drone and rocket attack on the US embassy. In a restaurant in the city, where diners did not react to the initial sounds of the blasts, a witness said he saw detonations caused by the embassy’s air defences intercepting projectiles. Another witness saw a fire on the edge of the embassy grounds from her balcony, with the blaze also...

By Agence France-Presse

US embassy in Baghdad attacked as Iraq pulled deeper into Mideast war

A drone and rocket attack targeted the US embassy in Baghdad early Tuesday, while a strike killed four people at a house reportedly hosting Iranian advisors, security officials said, pulling Iraq deeper into the Middle East war.

By FRANCE24

Video: Blazing C-RAM shreds Iranian drones, rockets targeting US Baghdad embassy

The Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) system is built to shield military bases, embassies and critical infrastructure from incoming rockets, artillery shells and mortar fire. Developed by the US Army during the Iraq war, a rapid-fire platform was originally designed to intercept missiles. Its land-based variant was adapted to tackle short-range threats typical of insurgent attacks.

By TOI WORLD DESK

Drones attack US embassy in Baghdad, Oil Industry Zone in UAE

Two explosive drones targeted the US embassy in Baghdad, with one landing near the embassy, according to security sources early Tuesday morning. Smoke was seen rising from the area.

Drone attack targets US Embassy in Baghdad amid regional tensions

Explosions rocked Baghdad on Tuesday evening as drones and rockets targeted the U.S. Embassy, triggering air defense responses and a fire inside the compound, in the latest sign of...

Russia helped Iran upgrade Shahed drones now threatening Israel and Gulf states – Zelensky

Russia helped Iran improve its strike drones, and now Israel, Gulf countries, as well as U.S. troops in the Middle East face the same threat Ukraine encountered several years ago.