Some of the staff of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad returned to the embassy compound in the Iraqi capital on Saturday after the recent withdrawal.
A video footage showed the staff members getting off helicopters and returned to the embassy compound in the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad.
The U.S. State Department ordered non-essential U.S. embassy staff and their dependents to leave Iraq on June 12, one day before Israel started launching airstrikes on Iran.
A U.S. official confirmed that more U.S. diplomatic personnel left Iraq on June 21 and 22 following the U.S. attacks on Iran's three nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, citing persist concern over regional tension.
Some U.S. embassy personnel return to Baghdad after recent withdrawal
Some U.S. embassy personnel return to Baghdad after recent withdrawal
Some U.S. embassy personnel return to Baghdad after recent withdrawal
China opposes the use or threat of force in international relations, opposes imposing one's own will on others, and opposes a return of the world to the "law of the jungle," Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a phone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Thursday.
During the call, Araghchi briefed Wang on the latest developments in Iran, saying the recent unrest was incited by external forces and that the situation has now returned to stability.
Saying that Iran has made preparations to respond to external interference while keeping the door wide open to dialog, Araghchi expressed hope that China would play a greater role in promoting regional peace and stability.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that China consistently upholds the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and international law, opposes the use or threat of force in international relations, opposes imposing one's own will on others, and opposes a return of the world to the "law of the jungle."
He said that the Chinese side believes the Iranian government and people will stay united, overcome difficulties, maintain national stability, and safeguard their legitimate rights and interests.
Wang also called on all parties to cherish peace, exercise restraint, and resolve differences through dialog, adding that China is willing to play a constructive role in this regard.
Chinese, Iranian FMs have phone conversation
