Iraqi pro-Iran group extends pause in U.S. Embassy assaults
An Iran-backed armed group introduced on Monday (March 23, 2026) that it could proceed its five-day pause on attacking the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.
Because the begin of the conflict within the Center East, pro-Iran armed teams have claimed duty for near-daily assaults on U.S. pursuits in Iraq and throughout the area, whereas strikes have additionally focused these teams.
On Thursday, Kataeb Hezbollah, designated a “terrorist organisation” by Washington, mentioned it could cease attacking the Baghdad embassy below sure situations, together with an finish to assaults on residential elements of Iraq and the southern suburbs of Beirut.
The latter space is a bastion of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which can be Iran-backed and is at conflict with Israel.
“The deadline given to the embassy of American evil will probably be prolonged by an extra 5 days,” Kataeb Hezbollah mentioned in an announcement on Monday (March 23, 2026). — AFP