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 struggle within the Center East, pro-Iran armed teams have claimed accountability 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, stated it could cease attacking the Baghdad embassy beneath sure situations, together with an finish to assaults on residential components of Iraq and the southern suburbs of Beirut.
The latter space is a bastion of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which can also be Iran-backed and is at struggle with Israel.
“The deadline given to the embassy of American evil will probably be prolonged by a further 5 days,” Kataeb Hezbollah stated in a press release on Monday (March 23, 2026). — AFP
