The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad carried out security procedures resembling an emergency evacuation, part of a series of actions taken amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran. American citizens also departed Iraq through Baghdad International Airport, and some staff members from the U.S. Embassy in Israel left for security reasons. The aircraft carrier Gerald Ford arrived in Israel as talks between Iran and the United States—mediated by Oman—continue in Geneva. The main points of disagreement between the two sides concern the level of nuclear enrichment, the fate of Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, and the establishment of a strict mechanism to monitor nuclear activities.