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.

United States personnel are being "moved out" of parts of the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Israel and Iran, President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday.

The United States is preparing a partial evacuation of its Iraqi embassy and will allow military dependents to leave locations around the Middle East due to heightened security risks in the region, U.

The United States plans a partial evacuation of its embassy in Iraq, citing increased security risks. The State Department has authorized voluntary departures from Bahrain and Kuwait. Tensions escalate in the region,

Non-essential US embassy staff and their dependants in Baghdad are to be evacuated from Iraq due to heightened security risks, US government sources have said. Officials did not say exactly what prompted the removal,