美国在全球最大的埃尔比勒(Irbil)开通了796M的领事馆,以便在地区不稳定的情况下加强与伊拉克库尔德人的关系。 U.S. opens $796M consulate in Irbil, largest globally, to strengthen ties with Iraq’s Kurds amid regional instability.

美国在伊拉克的库尔德首都埃尔比勒(Irbil)开设了一个7.96亿美元的领馆,这是美国在全球最大的领馆,以深化与半自治区的联系。 The U.S. opened a $796 million consulate in Irbil, Iraq’s Kurdish capital, the largest American consulate globally, to deepen ties with the semiautonomous region. 该设施由副国务卿迈克尔·里加斯和库尔德领导人揭幕，凸显了美国在伊拉克北部战略参与，尤其是在反击ISIS后部队重新部署期间。 Inaugurated by Deputy Secretary of State Michael Rigas and Kurdish leaders, the facility underscores U.S. strategic engagement in northern Iraq amid troop redeployments after the fight against ISIS. 这一行动是在区域不稳定的情况下采取的,包括无人驾驶飞机袭击Kormor天然气场,造成停电;Rigas指责伊朗支持的民兵,并敦促伊拉克拆除这些民兵。 The move comes amid regional instability, including a drone strike on the Kormor gas field that caused power outages; Rigas blamed Iran-backed militias and urged Iraq to dismantle them. 库尔德官员赞扬领事馆是美国持续支持安全、外交和经济合作的象征。 Kurdish officials hailed the consulate as a symbol of enduring U.S. support for security, diplomacy, and economic cooperation.