Blinken stresses Iraq not be ‘drawn’ into regional war, urges Baghdad to ‘control’ Iran-backed factions

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on the Iraqi government to "fulfill its commitments to protect U.S. personnel and to pursue those responsible for attacks from Iraq on U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria, including from attacks by Iran-aligned militias,” in a phone call with Iraqi PM Sudani