The U.K. Has Also Issued a Warning to All Vessels Going Through the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Straits of Hormuz After Being 'Made Aware of Increased Tensions'
The U.S. embassy in Iraq is preparing for an evacuation, an Iraqi security official and a U.S. source told Reuters on Wednesday. The U.S. State Department also began preparations to evacuate nonessential embassy personnel and family members from Bahrain and Kuwait, the Associated Press reported.
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