US forces storm Iranian consulate

[MSGT]

US forces have stormed an Iranian consulate in the northern Iraqi town of Irbil and seized six members of staff. The troops raided the building at about 0300 (0001GMT), taking away computers and papers, according to Kurdish media and senior local officials.
The US military would only confirm the detention of six people around Irbil.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6251167.stm

[Riverboat]

OH, NO! That's going to make them mad! And they might burn an American flag! And rape some women, and blow sumfin up, and blow up more stuff, and set fire to an Israeli flag, and blow more stuff up, and. . . .

[Lazarus]

Can anyone explain to me why there is any form of Iranian diplomatic office in Iraq?