US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that his administration is transporting American employees from the Middle East because it may be a "dangerous" place in light of the current tensions with Iran, stressing that Tehran "cannot possess a nuclear weapon."

During his attendance at the movie "Miserables" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Trump told reporters, commenting on reports on the transfer of members of American diplomatic crews from the Middle East "well, being transferred because it may be a dangerous place."

In light of a charged atmosphere that suggests the approach of a confrontation in the Middle East, the American president replied when asked about the reasons for allowing the families of the American military personnel to leave by saying, "Stron."

J. said. Di Vice Vice President Di yesterday, Wednesday, in statements at the Kennedy Center that he does not know whether Iran wants to have a nuclear weapon, amid the failure of talks between Tehran and Washington to reach an agreement on the nuclear program.

Two US officials said that the commander of the American forces in the Middle East, General Michael "Eric" Korella, postponed his testimony to American legislators, who was scheduled to be giving today, Thursday, due to tension in the Middle East.

Corella, the commander of the US Central Command, was scheduled to testify before the Senate Armed Forces Committee on Thursday.

The US Central Command has not yet received a request for comment.

The United States intends to reduce the number of employees of its embassy in Baghdad for security reasons, officials told the French Press Agency on Wednesday, after Iran threatened to target the American bases in the Middle East in the event of a dispute.

Iran threatened on Wednesday to target the American bases in the Middle East in the event of a conflict erupted at a time when the two countries are preparing for the round of new nuclear talks in light of the dispute over uranium enrichment.

He added, "Based on our latest analyzes, we decided to reduce the size of our mission in Iraq."

In Baghdad, an Iraqi security official assured the French Press Agency the decision to "withdraw non -essential employees (at the American embassy).

He said, "We will work strongly to prevent any targeting" of the diplomatic mission in the Iraqi capital, pointing to "communication with armed factions (loyal to Iran) to persuade them not to bomb and target."

Another Iraqi security official confirmed that reducing the number of employees of the Washington embassy “unnecessary” is a “precautionary security measure”.

A US official stated that Defense Minister Beit Higseth authorized the voluntary departure of members of the American military personnel from locations across the Middle East. Another US official said that this is often related to members of the families in Bahrain, in which the largest part of them resides.

A third US official added, "The Foreign Ministry is scheduled to conduct an organizer of the American embassy in Baghdad. We intend to do this through the commercial (transportation) means, but the American army is ready to help if he is asked to do so."