Germany has temporarily pulled staff from its embassy in ​Baghdad out of Iraq because ‌of heightened security risks amid the conflict in the Middle East, a foreign ​ministry spokesperson said late on ​Monday.

“The personnel of the German embassy ⁠in Baghdad have now been ​temporarily relocated from Iraq because of ​the threat situation,” the spokesperson said, adding that the safety of staff was being ​continuously assessed.

The embassy remains reachable, ​though its legal and consular services had ‌already ⁠been severely limited for some time due to the security situation, the spokesperson said.

Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, ​speaking in ​Nicosia, ⁠Cyprus, late on Monday, said he had discussed the ​regional situation with US Secretary ​of ⁠State Marco Rubio.

Both condemned what Wadephul called Iran’s “indiscriminate attacks” against countries ⁠in ​the region and urged ​Tehran to halt them.