Iraq ex-PM meets US envoy after strike

The US ambassador to Iraq met Sunday with former PM Nuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi politician's office said, a day after pro-Iran militants struck US forces in the country. The meeting in Baghdad with Ambassador Alina Romanowski comes amid soaring regional tensions. Maliki, an influential figure in Iraqi politics and one of the top leaders of a pro-Iranian bloc, discussed with Romanowski "the future of bilateral relations" with the US and "the escalation in regional tensions", a statement from his office said.