As dinar drops, Iraq says embassies safe in light of US-Iran tension

An Iraqi militia commander said Thursday the United States would be “humiliated” if it attacks Iran, even as Baghdad sought to convey that embassies in the country are safe amid rising tensions with Iran.

What happened: Abu Ala al-Walai, leader of the Iran-backed Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada militia, said in a post on the social platform X early Thursday morning that the United States would be “humiliated” in the event of a war.

“If war breaks out, hundreds of martyrs will be on the…