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After a missile strike on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Americans are urgently told to leave Iraq. The embassy posted guidance urging enrollment in STEP, staying in touch with loved ones, keeping travel documents accessible, and monitoring official updates, while advising to avoid debris and prepare essentials. Casualties and full extent of damage were not immediately confirmed as tensions linked to Iran continue.
Two drones hit the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, causing a limited fire and minor damage, according to Saudi officials. The U.S. mission in Saudi Arabia issued a shelter-in-place order and region-wide travel advisories as tensions with Iran rise following recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
Azerbaijan says security forces arrested three men (one born in 2000 and two in 2005) for planning to attack an embassy in Baku, allegedly in coordination with ISKP (the Islamic State's Khorasan Province). The suspects obtained weapons and are charged with preparation for terrorism as investigations continue; the target was not officially named, though reports linked it to Israel's embassy.
Russia launched a large-scale overnight attack on Kyiv, striking the Polish Embassy with a missile that caused minor damage and no casualties, amid escalating tensions and airspace violations involving NATO countries and Russia.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed that Israel "must be punished" for the attack on the Iranian embassy compound in Syria, while Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz warned that Israel would respond if Iran attacks from its own territory. Tensions between the two countries have escalated, with Iran backing groups involved in conflicts across the region, including in Gaza, Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen.
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, vowed that Israel "must be punished" for the attack on the Iranian embassy compound in Syria, which Iran said killed seven military advisers. In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz warned that Israel would retaliate if Iran attacks from its own territory. Tensions between the two countries have escalated, with Iran backing groups involved in conflicts across the region, including in Gaza, Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen.
The US is on high alert following an Israeli strike on the Iranian embassy in Syria, as it anticipates a potential retaliatory attack by Iran targeting American and Israeli assets in the region. US President Joe Biden has discussed the looming threat with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and intelligence suggests that Iran may use drones and cruise missiles in its counterattack. Iranian officials have warned the US to stay out of the conflict, while Hezbollah's leader has deemed Iran's response to be inevitable, prompting Israel to prepare for potential reprisals.
The Iraqi government has expelled the Swedish ambassador in Baghdad and recalled its charge d'affaires in Sweden, as a diplomatic dispute escalates over the burning of a Quran in Stockholm. Protesters in Baghdad stormed the Swedish embassy for a second time, setting fire to its compound. The protests were sparked by an Iraqi Christian refugee being given permission to burn a Quran in Stockholm. Sweden's foreign minister condemned the protests, while Iraq condemned the attack on the embassy and suspended business with Swedish companies. The US, UK, and EU also condemned the attack, and tensions around Sweden's freedom of speech laws have come into focus.