The diplomatic mission restricted the movement of employees and their families a day after the United States withdrew diplomats from Iraq.

The U.S. plans to partially evacuate its embassy in Iraq amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran, officials told multiple media outlets on Wednesday. U.S. staffers who are deemed nonessential will be removed from the embassy in Baghdad, the State Department told The Associated Press.

ToplineThe number of U.S. embassies reportedly evacuated in the Middle East grew to four Thursday, after President Donald Trump confirmed reports of U.S. personnel pulling out from the region as the likelihood of an Israeli strike in Iran and potential retaliation grows.