US denies reports of diplomatic staff evacuation from Iraq and Kuwait

The United States has denied reports claiming that diplomatic personnel were authorised to leave Iraq and Kuwait.

Deputy spokesperson for the US State Department, Tommy Pigott, rejected media claims on February 27 that Washington had permitted junior embassy staff and their family members to depart the two countries.

According to Caliber.Az, Pigott reposted the statement by reporter Mordechai Wagenheim, published on the social network X.

Earlier this morning, @i24NEWS_EN reported that the State Department authorized the immediate evacuation of non-essential personnel from Iraq and Kuwait, based on a report from another outlet. The info was wrong. We have taken this claim down, as has the original source.

— Mordechai Wagenheim (@Mike_Wagenheim) February 27, 2026

"Earlier this morning,  @i24NEWS_EN reported that the State Department authorised the immediate evacuation of non-essential personnel from Iraq and Kuwait, based on a report from another outlet. The info was wrong. We have taken this claim down, as has the original source," he wrote.

By Tamilla Hasanova