U.S. embassy building in Baghdad, 2020 © Murtadha Sudani / Anadol Agency / Getty Images
The United States began to evacuate non-essential personnel and household members from their embassies and military bases in the mediate East in the face of escalation of tensions with Iran.
This decision is simply a consequence of president Donald Trump's accusations that Tehran ‘slowly’ He's negotiating."On the basis of our latest analysis, we have decided to reduce our mission in Iraq" said the State Department in a message sent by email to the media on Wednesday.Reuters quoted a U.S. authoritative who said that voluntary trips were besides authorized at embassies in Kuwait and Bahrain.The Pentagon besides approved the departure of household members from military installations in the region.
"CENTCOM works closely with our State Department counterparts, as well as our allies and partners in the region to keep a constant readiness to support any number of missions worldwide at any time" said the Defence Officer to reporters.According to the Washington Post, U.S. intelligence officials are afraid that Israel may attack Iranian atomic objects without US approval.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office rejected last period reports that Israel discussed possible attacks with Trump, calling them "fake news".In an interview with the fresh York Post aired on Wednesday, Trump said it was ‘less confident’ to scope an agreement with Iran after 5 rounds of negotiations in which Oman mediated did not bring a breakthrough.
The president had previously said that he wanted to completely destruct Iran's atomic program – something Tehran powerfully rejected."Iran is not seeking atomic weapons, but US militarism is only fueling instability" said Iranian mission to the UN in a message on page X.
Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzah warned that Iran "will attack all US bases in the region without hesitation"If attacked.Trump withdrew the U.S. from the 2015 UN-supported atomic agreement during his first term, accusing Iran of secretly violating his terms.
Tehran denied these accusations, but has since limited its obligations and increased its supply of enriched uranium.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/618990-us-evacuates-embassies-bases/
