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President says US personnel will be moved out of Iraq as it has become ‘a dangerous place’

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Donald Trump has warned Tehran that it must not develop a nuclear weapon ahead of a possible Israeli attack on Iran.

The US President said that non-essential personnel had been ordered to depart its embassy in Baghdad as the region had become a “dangerous place”, with a growing risk that Tehran could retaliate against an Israeli attack.