Why Iran launched missile attack on Iraq

Strike near US consulate risks ‘sabotaging’ nuclear deal negotiations

A mansion destroyed in the Iranian missile attack
Safin Hamed/AFP via Getty Images
(Image credit: A mansion destroyed in the Iranian missile attack)

Iran has claimed responsibility for a missile attack that struck near a new US consulate complex in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil over the weekend.

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