00:00Now they're being moved out because it could be a dangerous place.
00:03That from the US President Donald Trump as he said
00:06US personnel are being transferred away from the Middle East
00:09as nuclear talks with Iran falter and fears grow of a regional conflict.
00:14An official in Iraq saying staffing levels at the embassy in Baghdad
00:18are being reduced amid reports as well of personnel
00:21also being moved out of Kuwait and Bahrain.
00:24That amid mounting speculation that Israel could strike Tehran's facilities.
00:29Iran saying if that happens it could well target US military bases in the region.
00:34A little earlier I spoke to our correspondent in Tehran, Saadizimi.
00:40Well Stuart, since the beginning of the conversations and talks between Iran and the United States
00:45Iran had been preparing its military options
00:47because Donald Trump had threatened Iran that the alternative to a deal
00:51if a deal falters is a military option and it won't be good for Iran
00:55the consequences will be severe.
00:57So Iran never took Trump's words lightly.
01:00The military wing has been preparing ever since the talks started on April 12
01:05to actually prepare for a strike whether it's conducted by Israel or the US.
01:13But minutes ago the Omani fire minister confirmed that the sixth round of talks
01:18between Iran and the US will be conducted in Muscat.
01:20So Steve Yudkoff will actually meet Iran's foreign minister Abbas al-Rafji.
01:25These threats by the, these movements and these threats by the US I think could be a negotiating tactic by the US.
01:33So Saeed, if there were to be some kind of attack, what practically could Iran do at this stage to retaliate?
01:40Well, the defense minister of Iran said yesterday on the sidelines of the cabinet meeting that the country has tested a missile with a two-ton warhead.
01:52So Iran has been preparing itself and has been advancing its defense program, its defense capabilities.
02:00And let's face it, the area that Iran has most progressed in ever since the Islamic revolution
02:06is the defense and military programs and capabilities.
02:10So there have been a couple of unveilings, there have been a couple of advancements by Iran
02:15that could actually jeopardize the US and Israel's interests in the region.
