The United States has urged US citizens to leave Iraq “immediately." A State Department statement on Friday cites “heightened tensions in Iraq and the region." Iran has vowed "harsh retaliation" after a US airstrike killed Iran's top military commander General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad.
The State Department added that "due to Iranian-backed militia attacks at the US Embassy compound, all consular operations are suspended. US citizens should not approach the Embassy."
That comes after a crowd attacked the embassy earlier this week to protest US airstrikes against a militia supported by Iran.
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