Rocket attacks and an explosion near two American embassies rattled international capitals Saturday night as the war involving President Donald Trump’s campaign against Iran continued to escalate.
Authorities reported incidents targeting U.S. diplomatic facilities in both Baghdad and Oslo within hours of each other.
In Iraq, rockets were launched toward the heavily fortified U.S. Embassy compound located inside Baghdad’s Green Zone.
Security sources said four rockets were fired at the embassy.
Three of the rockets were intercepted by the U.S. Army’s C-RAM defense system.
A video circulating online appeared to show the interceptor firing bright red laser-like bursts across the sky as it destroyed incoming rockets.
Officials said the fourth rocket landed in an open area inside the embassy’s airbase.
No injuries were reported from the attack.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani blamed the strike on what he called rogue militant groups operating in the country.
“The perpetrators of these attacks are committing an offence against Iraq, its sovereignty, and its security,” al-Sudani said.
He ordered Iraqi security forces to track down those responsible.
The rocket attack marked the first strike on Baghdad’s diplomatic Green Zone since the war between the U.S., Israel and Iran began days earlier.
At roughly the same time, police responded to an explosion outside the U.S. Embassy in Norway, per the Daily Mail.
Authorities said the blast occurred near the entrance to the embassy compound in Oslo.
Norwegian officials confirmed the explosion caused minor injuries and damage to the building’s consular entrance.
Police Chief Michael Dellemyr said investigators have not yet determined what caused the blast.
Authorities also have not identified any suspects or groups responsible.
Witnesses reported seeing smoke rising from the area around the embassy shortly after the explosion.
The incidents come amid rapidly escalating tensions across the Middle East.
Israel launched a fresh wave of airstrikes targeting Iran’s capital of Tehran late Saturday.
Massive explosions were seen lighting up the skyline as oil facilities and refineries were hit.
Israeli officials said the strikes were part of a new phase of the war designed to cripple Iran’s energy infrastructure.
Meanwhile, Iran launched retaliatory missile and drone attacks targeting multiple countries in the Persian Gulf.
Iran’s wartime leader, Ali Larijani, warned that the U.S. would “pay the price” for the killing of Iran’s longtime leader, Ali Khamenei.
Larijani also made a series of unverified claims online, alleging that American soldiers had been captured during the conflict.
U.S. Central Command quickly denied those claims.
CENTCOM said the Iranian regime’s statements were false and accused Tehran of spreading misinformation.
The embassy attacks occurred as Trump said he could “possibly” send U.S. ground troops into Iran if there were a “very good reason.”
