Authorities have completely closed off Baghdad's Green Zone following massive anti-American protests and the outbreak of a major regional war.
Authorities in Iraq have entirely sealed off the highly fortified international sector of the capital. According to the Iraqi channel نيمار ابن الانبار || iraqedu, a local network frequently utilized for educational and rapid domestic updates, there has been a "closure of the Green Zone in central Baghdad completely".
This security development was widely circulated and corroborated by other local media channels, including واحد عراق (Wahed Iraq) and نايا - NAYA, accumulating over 300,000 views across platforms.
The Green Zone houses major Iraqi government institutions and crucial foreign diplomatic missions, most notably the United States Embassy. The lockdown follows the recent outbreak of an unprecedented regional war initiated by the US-Israeli Operation "Epic Wrath." In the wake of the operation and the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Iraq has witnessed massive riots directed at American diplomatic missions.
The shutdown of the capital's diplomatic center occurs as the security situation across the Middle East rapidly deteriorates, a crisis that has already forced the US State Department to order the urgent evacuation of American diplomats and citizens from 14 countries in the region.
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