Rocket hits oil-drilling site in Iraq's southern Basra province, wounding three workers, Iraqi officials say.
A rocket hit an oil-drilling site in Iraq's southern Basra province early Wednesday, striking inside a compound housing energy giant Exxon Mobil and wounding three local workers, one seriously, Iraqi officials said.
In May, the U.S. evacuated nonessential diplomatic staff from Iraq. That came before a missile landed in Baghdad's Green Zone, near the sprawling U.S. Embassy. Iraqi army spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasoul said an investigation was underway and that the military leadership would not allow anyone to interfere with"Iraq's security, sovereignty and commitment to the international community.
No foreign troops in Iraq should use its territory to attack another"foreign presence" or a country in the region, the prime minister told a news conference, adding that no local group should work outside of the supervision of the Iraqi armed forces.The United States and Iran both said Tuesday they were not seeking war with each other despite the simmering tensions in the Persian Gulf region.
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