United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper released a statement late on Tuesday night saying the U.S. military had taken “appropriate force protection actions to ensure the safety of American citizens, military personnel, and diplomats in country.”
Iran-backed protesters surrounded the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on New Year’s Eve, chanting “death to America” and setting small fires before President Trump dispatched 100 Marines from Kuwait to help stabilize the situation. Trump later tweeted that Iran would “pay a very BIG PRICE” for the attack on the embassy.
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