Secretary of State Mike Pompeo postponed an upcoming overseas trip, citing protests at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad
The trip — planned for Jan. 3-7 — will be rescheduled, according to the release. No exact dates were given.Iran-backed militiamen and their supporters stormed the U.S. embassy compound earlier this week, setting fire to a reception area and prompting U.S. forces to fire tear gas. The protesters haveViolent clashes broke out after U.S. airstrikes killed dozens of Iran-backed militia fighters. Pompeo called the strikes ain response to militia rocket fire that killed a U.S.
Pompeo had been scheduled to meet Jan. 3 with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, a meeting that would have been closely watched given the role that a phone call to Zelensky played in spurring the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
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