Bahrain has warned its citizens in Iran and Iraq to “immediately” leave for their safety amid US and Iran tensions.
According to the statement “unstable regional circumstances, dangerous developments and potential threats,” are the reasons behind Bahraini government’s decision on Saturday.
Tensions are increasing between US and Iran, with Washington deploying a navy carrier strike group to the Middle East as it is receiving frequent threatening messages from Iranian authorities.
The US State Department recently decided to cut off personnel from both its embassy in Baghdad and its consulate in Erbil, capital of Iraqi Kurdistan as tensions mount between Iraq’s neighbor Iran and the Americans.
For the same reason, the Dutch government has also suspended a mission in Iraq that provides military trainings to the local forces, the agency cited a report by ANP on Wednesday.
The German government has declared that it also suspended the country’s military training of Iraqi soldiers, due to the recent tensions.
Despite the pressures, both Tehran and Washington claimed they are not seeking war.
