The Kremlin Wednesday expressed concern that tensions over Iran keep escalating despite assurances from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a visit to Russia that Washington was not seeking war. “So far we notice the continued escalation of tensions around this subject,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, a day ...
The US on Wednesday ordered all non-emergency staff to leave its embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Arbil. A State Department advisory announcing the partial embassy closures warned of numerous terrorist and insurgent groups active in Iraq.
