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US embassy in Iraq preparing for evacuation due to ‘heightened security risks’
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Iraqi counterterrorism forces stand guard in front of the US embassy in the capital Baghdad, on January 2, 2020. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)
The US embassy in Iraq is preparing for an ordered evacuation due to heightened security risks in the region, an Iraqi security official and a US source both say.
Iran’s Minister of Defense Aziz Nasirzadeh said earlier in the day that Tehran will strike US bases in the region if nuclear talks and conflict arise with Washington.
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