U.S. military put its forces in Iraq on high alert and the State Dept. orders all non-essential staff to leave the country right away.
The U.S. military put its forces in Iraq on high alert and the State Department ordered all non-emergency employees Wednesday to leave the country immediately amid escalating tensions with Iran. It comes as some U.S. allies have expressed skepticism about the Trump administration’s claims that Iran poses a growing threat.
British Maj. Gen. Chris Ghika, a senior officer in the U.S.-backed coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, said that"there’s been no increased threat from Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and Syria." Ghika's remarks were later rebutted by Urban in a rare sign of how the U.S. and its close allies have split over Iran's potential threat.
Federica Mogherini, Europe's top foreign affairs diplomat, called for the U.S. to show "maximum restraint" after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. If nothing happens when the 60 days are up "there will be consequences from our side," Hamid Baeidinejad, Iran’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, told USA TODAY and other media outlets during a briefing in Iran's embassy in London on Tuesday.
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