King Abdallah has ordered the return of Jordan's top diplomat to Iraq, a government spokeswoman said in Amman yesterday. Both countries had recalled their envoys at the weekend over reports that a Jordanian was behind the deadliest suicide bombing in postwar Iraq. "An order was issued by the king because the recall of the charges d'affaires was seen as a withdrawal when the intention was only a recall for consultations," spokeswoman Asma Khader told Reuters. "We wanted to confirm that this was not a matter of withdrawal of envoys." Jordan had said earlier yesterday the Jordanian and Iraqi envoys would return to their posts soon.