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Correspondent of the BBC Foreign Ministry
Sources of the US government said that the US government should be evacuated due to increased security risks and their relatives in Baghdad.
Officials did not say exactly what the distance was carried out, but on Wednesday US officials were informed that Israel was initiated in Iran, the US partner of the BBC, CBS, reported on civil servants who were familiar with the matter.
The officials said that this was part of the reason why the United States had advised some Americans to leave the region and that the United States expected Iran to return to certain US positions in Iraq.
It happens that the US talks about the Iranian nuclear program seem to have stalled in the past few days.
Steve Witkoff Steve Witkoff in the Middle East is still planning to meet the Iranian officials for the sixth talks on Sunday, the civil servants said.
The BBC announced an official from the US State Department: “We are constantly evaluating the relevant personnel posture in all messages.
“Based on our latest analysis, we decided to reduce the footprint of our mission in Iraq.”
Trump spoke on Wednesday about an appearance in Kennedy Center about Iran and informed the reporters that Americans would leave the region “because it could be a dangerous place and we will see what happens”.
Trump also repeated that the United States did not want Iran to develop a nuclear weapon: “We won’t allow it.”
The president had hoped to complete a deal to prevent Tehran to develop a nuclear weapon.
Trump said on Wednesday that he was less confident that Iran would stop the uranium.
At the beginning of this week he also thought a 40 -minute call – as “tense” – with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has long been more of a military than a diplomatic approach.
Getty picturesIn view of the nuclear conversations in a critical moment, it is not yet clear how much in the US announcement about the signaling, in contrast to real concern.
But the Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said that his country would avenge against US bases in the region if the talks failed and Trump ordered military strikes against the Islamic Republic.
The US defense minister Pete Hegseth also approved the voluntary departure of families of American military personnel from countries in the Middle East, including Kuwait and Bahrain, reported Reuters News Agency.
The Pentagon said in front of a congress committee on Wednesday and said that there were “many signs” that Iran “was” approaching something that would look very similar to a nuclear weapon “.
Iran says that his uranium -enrichment program is intended for civilian energy generation and does not try to build an atomic bomb.
Also on Wednesday, the British organization for maritime trading operations – part of the Royal Navy – emphasized a warning that the increased military tensions in the Middle East could influence shipping.
The oil price initially increased by more than 4%, when the news about the US evacuation in the expectation of regional uncertainty, which may lead to care problems.
According to the Ministry of Defense, there are around 2,500 US troops in Iraq.