Deborah Haynes @haynesdeborah
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BREAKING: Britain has reduced staff at its embassies in Iran and Iraq to a minimum level amid security concerns after the killing of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike, @SkyNews understands 1/
Deborah Haynes
@haynesdeborah
The withdrawal of the UK diplomats from Iran & Iraq is a precautionary step rather than based on specific intelligence of a threat, according to diplomatic sources.
The respective ambassadors – Rob Macaire in Tehran and Stephen Hickey in Baghdad – will remain in place 2/