The United States is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest.

U.S. Embassy in Baghdad urges citizens to flee Iraq, providing instructions for land border crossings to Turkey & Kuwait amid heightened regional crisis.

Although he was not named in the Shafaq report, it appears Walai was referring to US Ambassador Steven H. Fagin, who assumed ...

US orders nonessential staffers to leave Baghdad Embassy as tensions rise — Trump adds: ‘Could be dangerous place’ By . Associated Press. Published June 11, 2025, 9:27 p.m. ET.

Rising tensions with Iran and fears of an Israeli strike prompted the U.S. to move some of its nonmilitary personnel out of the region.

More personnel from the United States diplomatic mission departed Iraq over the weekend as part of ongoing efforts to reduce embassy staffing amid “regional tensions,” a US official […] ...

The decision by the U.S. to evacuate some personnel comes at a volatile moment in the region. Trump's efforts to reach a ...

The Baghdad embassy has already been on limited staffing, and the order will not affect a large number of personnel. U.S. prepares to order departure of all nonessential staff from Baghdad embassy ...

The State Department is ordering the departure of all nonessential staff from its embassy in Baghdad due to concern over increased security risks in the region, according to two State Department ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is preparing to order the departure of all nonessential personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad due to the potential for regional unrest, two U.S ...