(Mandel Ngan/Pool /AP)A rocket landed inside Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, which houses the sprawling U.S. Embassy, Iraqi security officials said Sunday, in an apparent warning shot to the United States amid escalating tensions with Iran. The rocket landed less than a mile from the U.S. Embassy near Iraq’s parliament building and caused no injuries or serious damage, a security official said. But the timing of the launch has increased worries in Iraq that it will be drawn into a conflict between two of its closest allies, the United States and Iran. He pulled out of a nuclear accord among Iran, Europe and the United States and imposed widespread economic sanctions. Never threaten the United States again!” It is unclear if the tweet was in response to the rocket strike.

Source: Washington Post May 19, 2019 18:45 UTC