The United States is withdrawing some personnel from bases in the Middle East, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, after a senior Iranian official said Tehran had warned neighbours it would hit America...

Tehran has warned neighbors hosting U.S. troops that it would hit American bases if Washington strikes, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday (January 14)

It follows a brutal Iranian government crackdown on protesters that has led to the deaths of at least 2,500 people.