Sent_en: 2ms Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told Agence France-Presse that the building raided was "not a consulate or a government building", which appears to be confirmed by the Iraqi foreign minister, Hoshyar Zebari, who said the Iranians were working at an office that had government approval and was in the process of being approved as a consulate, but was not a Consulate nor the Iranian Consulate General.
Sent_yy: Jurucakap Pentagon Bryan Whitman berkata kepada Agence France-Presse bahawa bangunan yang diserbu "bukan bangunan konsulat mahupun bangunan kerajaan," seperti mana yang telah disahkan oleh menteri luar Iraq, Hoshyar Zebari, yang mengatakan bahawa warga - warga Iran yang bekerja di pejabat yang memiliki kelulusan dari kerajaan dan dalam proses untuk mendapatkan kebenaran sebagai konsulat, tetapi bukanlah Konsulat ataupun Jeneral Konsulat Iran.