The order follows a travel advisory posted on the embassy’s website Sunday urging American citizens not to travel to Iraq and to remain vigilant.
The State Department on Wednesday ordered the evacuation of non-emergency staff from the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, a move that comes as the U.S. government has alluded to risks of an attack by the Islamic Republic or its proxies in the region.
Tensions with Tehran have heightened in recent weeks, with the U.S. adding additional sanctions targeting Iran in the wake of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's announcement that his nation would end its compliance with portions of a 2015 nuclear agreement unless the deal's other signatories renegotiate. The U.S., which helped negotiate the deal under former President Barack Obama, withdrew from it last year under President Donald Trump.
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