'Don't throw us out': Australia pleads to stay in Iraq but plans for the worst

The Morrison government is urging the Iraqi government to defy growing momentum to kick Australian troops out of the war-torn country, as the high-stakes stand-off between Donald Trump and Iran triggers a partial evacuation of embassy staff.

The Australian government is alarmed by the dramatic escalation in the Middle East following the US President's decision to assassinate Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in an air strike at Baghdad International Airport last week.

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