“US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had a conversation with UN Secretary General Anthony Guterres. They discussed the latest developments in the Middle East, as well as the importance of the UN Charter, ”said Morgan Ortagus, the spokesman for the agency.
Earlier, Pompeo promised Iraq to take all necessary measures to protect Americans and Iraqis.
On the night of January 8, Tehran announced a retaliation operation for the killing of the US by Iranian general Kassem Suleimani and fired missiles at two US bases in Iraq.