Some US government employees from the US Embassy in Baghdad and its consulate in Erbil have been ordered to leave Iraq.
In a statement, the US State Department said: "Normal visa services at both posts will be temporarily suspended".
A US State Department spokesman said the decision to withdraw the staff was based on escalating tensions between Washington and Iran.
He, however, didn't give details on how many personnel were leaving.
Trump says 'a whole civilisation will die tonight' if Iran does not make a deal
US President Donald Trump once again exhorted Iran to make a deal by his Tuesday deadline, saying a "whole civilisation will die tonight" if an agreement is not reached to end the conflict.
US hits military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, Vance says no change to strategy
US strikes on Iran's Kharg Island do not represent a change in American strategy, US Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday as a US official separately told Reuters the additional strikes on military targets did not impact oil infrastructure.
One attacker dead, two injured in gunfight outside Israeli consulate in Istanbul
One attacker was killed and two others were wounded in an extended gun battle with police outside the building housing the Israeli consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, according to authorities and Reuters witnesses.
French high speed train crashes into military truck, killing driver
A French high-speed train has crashed into a truck carrying military equipment at a level crossing near Calais on Tuesday morning, killing the train driver, a spokesperson for the local prefecture said.
Israeli military tells people in Iran to avoid using trains
The Israeli military on Tuesday has told people in Iran not to use trains or go near railway lines.
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