Tensions in the region have been rising in recent days as talks between the U.S. and Iran appear to have hit an impasse.

The ordered departure of non-essential US personnel from Iraq also applies to staff at the US Consulate General in Erbil, the ...

By John Lee. The U.S. Department of State ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel from its embassy in Baghdad. A statement from the Embassy said the move was "due to ...