Pompeo said the attack on the US embassy in Baghdad was "flagrantly disregarding Iraq's sovereignty", demanding that it protect the diplomatic base.

"The Iraqi government must immediately take action to protect US diplomatic facilities as required by international law. The rocket attack on our embassy yesterday was a blatant attack on the sovereignty of the country." Iraq, "US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrote on Twitter today.

US embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 26, was hit by three rockets that injured one person. It is not clear whether the injury is whether the US citizen or the Iraqi staff works at the embassy. The rocket fired marked a dangerous escalation in the series of attacks on facilities with US citizens and soldiers in Iraq.

"We are indignant at the fact that Iranian armed groups are constantly attacking US facilities in Iraq, including a rocket attack on the embassy yesterday, injuring one person," Pompeo said in a statement. fox yesterday. "These attacks represent a serious disregard for Iraqi sovereignty and the inability to control those dangerous armed groups."

The attack on the US embassy raises concerns that Iraq could be dragged into another armed conflict amid tensions in the country and escalating Middle East regions. Protests against the Iraqi government erupted in October 2019 and erupted into violence, killing nearly 480 people. Iraqi security and militia earlier this week suppressed demonstrations that killed more than 20 people.

The confrontation between the United States and Iran, Iraq's neighbor, has shown no signs of cooling after the air strike killed Major General Qassem Soleimani on January 3 and the missile strike retaliated five days later. US special envoy to Iran Brian Hook on January 24 warned Iran's special forces commander Esmail Ghaani to "suffer the same fate" with his predecessor Soleimani if he threatened the life of American citizens.