U.S. Orders Non-Essential Personnel In The Iraq Embassy And Consulate To Leave Immediately



Daily Mail: US orders non-essential government staff to leave Iraq immediately amid escalating tensions with Iran as Khamenei warns it would not be hard for Tehran to enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels

* All 'non-emergency' US government employees told to leave Iraq immediately
* Comes after US said it had detected threats from Iran and proxy forces in region
* UK embassy staff are 'operating as normal' with 'no plans' to withdraw them
* Relations between Tehran and US have drastically deteriorated in recent days
* President Trump has warned Iran would 'suffer greatly' if it enraged Washington
* Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that enriching uranium to weapons-grade levels would not be a difficult task for the country

America has today ordered all of its 'non-emergency government employees' to leave Iraq immediately amid escalating tensions with Iran.

The U.S. State Department ordered the pullout of the employees from both the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and its consulate in Erbil, the embassy said in a statement.

'Normal visa services at both posts will be temporarily suspended,' it said, recommending those affected depart as soon as possible. It was unclear how many staff would leave.

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