A suspected Iranian drone hit a U.S. diplomatic facility in Iraq on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.
The Washington Post first reported that a drone struck the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, a large logistical hub for American diplomats located near the Baghdad airport.
Five of six drones launched toward the compound were shot down, but one made it through defenses and hit near a guard tower at the U.S. facility, a security official told the outlet.
A State Department alert said “accountability is ongoing” and advised individuals at the facility to “duck and cover,” according to the Post.
The extent of the damage is unknown, though a separate alert said everyone was accounted for, Reuters reported.
A State Department spokesperson confirmed to The Hill that the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center was targeted by “Iran-backed terrorist militias” overnight.
“The United States strongly condemns these attacks on our diplomatic facilities in Iraq,” they said, calling on the Iraqi government to “take all possible measures to safeguard U.S. diplomatic personnel and facilities and ensure that militia groups cannot use Iraqi territory to threaten the United States or the region.”
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Iraq’s Ministry of Defense condemned the drone attack but did not mention the damaged U.S. facility, according to the Post.
The security official told the Post the attack likely came from an Iranian proxy militias operating under the umbrella of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.
American military bases and diplomatic facilities in the Middle East have come under repeated attack since the start of the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran on Feb. 28.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday insisted the war is “quite contained,” even as U.S. facilities and personnel continue to be vulnerable to attack.
Seven U.S. service members have died in combat, and 140 have been wounded, including eight critically, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
And the State Department continues to draw down personnel in the region, with eight U.S. embassies and consulates in the Middle East operating with reduced staffing and two more — the embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait — fully suspending operations in response to threats from Iranian retaliation.
Updated at 11:39 a.m. EDT
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