On Wednesday, the US ordered the evacuation of its Baghdad and Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that. ... The move prompted Germany and Netherlands to halt its missions Iraq aimed at training the local forces.. ..…
At the same time, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo abruptly canceled a trip to Germany and visited Iraq instead, where he warned that any attack by Iran or its proxies on U.S. forces would provoke a “swift and decisive” American response. ..…
Thus far, an intelligence alert was received regarding an attempt to attack US troops in Iraq, which explained the abrupt change in Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's travel itinerary last week - from Germany to Iraq. ..…
Pompeo's meetings Brussels with EU Federica Mogherini and the foreign ministers of Germany, France and UK underscored the transatlantic tensions over Iran. ..…
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