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Bahrain asks its citizens to leave Iran, Iraq 'immediately'

News Service
16:12 - 18/05/2019 Cumartesi
Update: 16:44 - 18/05/2019 Cumartesi
REUTERS
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Bahrain warned its citizens on Saturday against travel to Iraq and Iran and asked those already there to return “immediately” for their safety, state news agency BNA said.

The Bahrain foreign ministry cited, “unstable regional circumstances, dangerous developments and potential threats,” according to BNA.

The warning comes amid simmering tensions between the United States and Iran.

Earlier on Saturday Exxon evacuated its foreign staff from an Iraqi oilfield.

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