US Warns Iran, Moves Diplomatic Personnel in Iraq
September 29, 2018 5:35 AM
WASHINGTON —
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday the United States has ordered a temporary relocation of diplomatic personnel in Iraq because of growing threats to U.S. diplomatic facilities by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force and its allied militias in Iraq.
In a written statement Pompeo said, “Given the increasing and specific threats and incitement to attack our personnel and facilities in Iraq, I have directed that an appropriate temporary relocation of diplomatic personnel in Iraq take place.â€
Pompeo warned Iran against any attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in the region.
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