A senior Iraqi lawmaker says reports of the US bid to shut down its embassy in Baghdad following recent rocket attacks are “groundless” rumors aimed at forcing the Iraqi government to give in to Washington’s demands.

Influential Shia leaders of Iraq have separately condemned the rocket attack against the US embassy in Baghdad, calling on the Iraqi government to protect diplomatic missions against such “uncontrolled” attacks by “outlaw” groups.

The Iraqi military says four rockets have targeted the Green Zone in the capital Baghdad.

The rocket attack caused no casualties or damage.

At least four Katyusha rockets have been fired at the US embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, one of which has landed in an area where American troops are stationed at the diplomatic mission, according to media reports.

A group of Saudi Shia clerics slam Riyadh-owned Asharq al-Awsat newspaper for insulting Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.

Reports say a Katyusha rocket has been fired at a “US base” inside the Baghdad International Airport.

A rocket strikes a house near Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, home to several Western embassies and government offices, injuring a child.

Iraqi protesters denounce Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat over an offensive cartoon depicting the country’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.

The Iraqi government has condemned the United States for testing an air defense missile system inside its embassy in Baghdad.