Citing threats, US builds case — and military force — for confronting Iran
by Tracy Wilkinson and Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times
May 15, 2019
4 minutes
WASHINGTON - The State Department ordered several hundred U.S. diplomatic personnel to leave Iraq on Wednesday, citing heightened threats from neighboring Iran amid a buildup of U.S. military forces in the volatile region and growing concerns of a potential conflict with Tehran.
The uptick in tensions came nearly two weeks after the White House warned of what it described as potential targeting of U.S. forces, allies and interests by Iranian security forces or their proxies. It provided no details and some military allies and senior members of Congress questioned the administration's assessments.
So far this month, the Pentagon has sent the Abraham
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