According to the Arab News Agency, Iran has banned the US ambassador to Baghdad in response to the US blacklisting of the Iranian ambassador to Iran. A statement issued by the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that two US diplomats, including US Ambassador Matthew Tullier, were involved in planning, financing and terrorist activities against the interests of the Iranian government and citizens.
Iran has further accused US diplomats of plotting to assassinate Iranian General Qasim Soleimani, including two deputies of Matthew Tullier. A spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry said in a statement on Twitter that the US Ambassador Matthew Tullier was instrumental in the assassination of General Qasim Soleimani and is imposing sanctions on Iranian citizens.
