the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Friday urged all citizens to immediately leave Iraq, a few hours after the death of the leader of the Iranian Quds force of Kassem Suleimani and the commander of the Iraqi police Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in an airstrike.
"due To escalating tensions in Iraq and the region, the U.S. Embassy urges American citizens to listen to the recommendations on tourism in January 2020 and to immediately leave Iraq. US citizens should use flight connections, when possible, and, if not, then get to other countries by land," - said in a statement.
In a separate statement, US State Department says citizens should stay away from the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, which on Tuesday had blown up the Pro-Iranian demonstrators.
the French government has also advised its citizens to stay away from any protests in Iran. A statement on the website of the French Embassy on Friday advised them to stay "in a secure revenge and to exercise caution". The Embassy also recommends that people not take photographs in public places.
Earlier it was reported that major-General of Iran's Qasem Soleimani, the head of the elite Quds forces, and the commander of the Iraqi police Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed late Thursday evening in an air strike on the convoy in the Baghdad airport.
In the incident, on world markets rose sharply gold and oil, cheaper steel and the stocks of the industrial companies in Asia.
Analysts have warned that the incident could exacerbate tensions in the region and affect world oil production. Oil prices rose more than 14% in September last year in an attack on oil refineries in Saudi Arabia.
