Embassies Attacked, Tensions Escalate in Middle East

0:00On March 8, a tax hit two U.S. embassies over the weekend as Middle East tensions boil over. In Baghdad, four rockets targeted the embassy compound Saturday evening, with three intercepted by U.S. defenses and one landing harmlessly on a dang helicopter pad inside the airbase. Hours later, around 1 a.m. Sunday in Oslo, a large explosion damaged the consular entrance causing minor injuries but no confirmed source yet. Iraqi officials pointed to rogue groups behind the Baghdad strike, calling it a terrorist act against the country's sovereignty. This marked the first such assault on the fortified green zone since U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran eight days earlier. Meanwhile, non-emergency staff had already been pulled from the Oslo embassy four days prior. The incidents come amid escalating violence across the region. Israel launched fresh air strikes on Tehan, Saturday night, hitting oil refineries and sparking massive fireballs. Iran fired back with barrages toward Gulf neighbors, where debris from an intercepted missile damaged a Dubai skyscraper and killed one man in a D.

1:06Separate incident. President Trump said he might send U.S. troops into Iran, but only for a very good reason, speaking after honoring fallen service members. Iran's acting leader bowed retaliation against U.S. bases and claimed American soldiers were captured, a story quickly denied by U.S. Central Command as. Pure deception. With tiff retatched strikes pushing the conflict wider, leaders on all sides braced for what could come next in this volatile standoff.