US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made an unscheduled visit to Iraq, amid growing tensions with Iran.
Pompeo cancelled a trip to Berlin to meet with Iraqi leaders during a four‑hour stop in the capital Baghdad.
BBC reports the visit came days after a US aircraft carrier was deployed to the region, which officials said was in response to threats to US forces and its allies from Iran.
It also been revealed the US was sending B‑52 bombers to the region.
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The US has given little information about the exact nature of the reported threat, which Iran has dismissed as nonsense.
[Source: BBC]
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