ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – American diplomatic facilities in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region came under more than 600 Iranian strikes from April through June, according to a report from the Pentagon, which detailed damages to the US Consulate General in Erbil and the embassy in Baghdad to a lesser extent.

US interests in the Middle East, including in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, came under extensive drone and missile attacks from Iran and Iran-backed militias throughout the course of the recent war. 

“Mission Iraq experienced more than 600 attacks during the reporting period [April 1 - June 30, 2026]. The US Consulate General in Erbil’s new consulate compound suffered extensive damage to multiple buildings. The US Embassy in Baghdad suffered damage but to a lesser extent,” read a Pentagon report to Congress published on Monday. 

The US embassy’s Diplomatic Support Compound, located near Baghdad International Airport, also suffered “extensive damage,” according to the report, “but the facility was already in the process of closing due to a decision that was made before the current conflict began.” 

In addition to Iraq, American diplomatic facilities in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE also suffered damage from the Iranian attacks, the report said, placing the cost at approximately $184 million. Facilities in Iraq bore the brunt of the cost, at $157.35 million. 

The attacks on Erbil also led Washington to suspend its operations at its consulate – the largest in the world – in March, the report added. 

Attacks on American facilities were claimed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and pro-Iran Iraqi Shiite militias, many of which fall under the umbrella of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and hence are considered part of the Iraqi state security apparatus.

In May, six US military personnel were killed after a refueling aircraft crashed over Iraq. Two months later, an American servicemember was killed during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian drone near Erbil International Airport. 

Kurdish authorities have repeatedly called on Baghdad to rein in the militias and hold those responsible accountable, as the groups also targeted vital infrastructure in the Kurdistan Region. 

The US-led coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS), brought to Iraq in 2014 at the invitation of Baghdad, is set to complete its withdrawal from all Iraqi territory by September 30, as per an agreement between Washington and Baghdad.

The withdrawal of US troops has long been a key demand for Iran-aligned militias and political forces in Iraq. 

In April, the US State Department offered up to $3 million for information on Iran-aligned militia groups responsible for attacks on US diplomatic interests in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.