Second Night Of Attacks On U.S. Embassy In Iraq
Anderson Cooper 360
CNN
3.7 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | And good evening, topping our CNN global war coverage. |
| 0:09.2 | Word tonight, the Air Force is using so-called bunker-buster bombs to blow up Iranian missile |
| 0:14.0 | sites threatening ships in the Gulf. |
| 0:16.3 | And for a second straight night, there are strikes on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. |
| 0:20.0 | We got to go. second straight night, there are strikes on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. According to Iraqi security |
| 0:32.2 | officials, it was targeted by at least four projectiles, including two drones, with at least one hitting in the vicinity |
| 0:38.1 | of the compound. Last night, one hit farther away from it. Late today, the State Department |
| 0:42.6 | warned all American diplomatic outposts around the world to urgently review security measures |
| 0:47.2 | where they are. Within the last hour, Central Command announced it had dropped what it says |
| 0:51.9 | were multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator |
| 0:55.0 | munitions destroying hardened Iranian anti-ship cruise missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz. |
| 1:00.0 | We have more on the ongoing threat to shipping in a moment. |
| 1:03.0 | Iran, for its part, is now confirming the deaths of two key figures, a top defense official, |
| 1:08.0 | Ali Larijani, also Golom Reza Soleimani, the commander of the besiege |
| 1:14.4 | paramilitary force. Now, Israel claims responsibility for both killings and says they will do the |
| 1:19.7 | same to Iran's supreme leader. |
| 1:24.1 | Moujtab Hamene's fate is unknown. We neither see nor hear from him. |
| 1:28.3 | But I can say one thing. |
| 1:30.3 | We will continue. |
| 1:31.3 | As we have proven, we will continue to pursue anyone who poses a threat to the State of Israel. |
| 1:36.3 | And anyone who raises a hand against us is not immune from us. |
| 1:39.3 | We will pursue him, find him, and neutralize him. |
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