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Iraq recalls ambassador from Iran after missile strikes: ministry

Baghdad says US-led coalition a 'factor of instability' in Iraq

Iraq said Tuesday it has recalled its ambassador from Tehran for consultations after its ally’s Revolutionary Guards carried out deadly missile attacks on its autonomous Kurdish region.

Ambassador Nassir Abdel Mohsen was “recalled for consultations in the context of the latest Iranian attacks on (regional capital) Arbil in which there were dead and wounded,” a foreign ministry statement said.

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