DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran on Friday blacklisted the U.S. ambassador in Iraq and two other diplomats following a similar move by the United States against Iran’s envoy to Baghdad, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.
“US Amb(assador) to Iraq, Matthew Tueller, has had a central role in coordinating terrorist acts in Iraq & beyond, in … assassination of Gen. (Qassem) Soleimani… Today, Iran designated him & two other officials involved,” ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Twitter.
(Reporting by Dubai newsroom; Editing by Jon Boyle)
