US Evacuates Diplomats and Reduces Staff in Middle East Amid Houthi Attacks and Speculation of Trump's Iran Strikes
The US Department of State evacuated non-essential staff and their families from Saudi Arabia and reduced diplomatic personnel in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Lebanon. The move follows a surge in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and speculation about potential US military action against Iran post-election. The US described the operation as secret, while other reports noted the reduction as a precautionary measure.
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The first article mentions the evacuation of non-essential staff and their families from Saudi Arabia, while the second article refers to the evacuation as a secret operation.
The US Department of State has ordered the evacuation of non-essential staff and their family members from Saudi Arabia.
The United States has begun evacuating diplomats and their families from its embassies in the Middle East.
The first article lists Jordan as one of the countries where the US is reducing staff, while the second article lists Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Lebanon.
Washington is also quietly reducing staff in embassies in another six countries in the Middle East.
Washington has secretly reduced the number of its employees in embassies in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Lebanon.
The first article does not mention the possibility of President Trump resuming attacks on Iran, while the second article includes this speculation.
The measures affect embassies in Jordan, [...]
This move comes amid the escalation of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, and the possibility of President Donald Trump resuming his attacks on Iran after the election...
The first article does not mention the Houthi attacks, while the second article explicitly references them as a factor in the US's decision to reduce its diplomatic presence.
CNN reports that Washington is also quietly reducing staff in embassies in another six countries in the Middle East amid the threat of regional escalation.
This move comes amid the escalation of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, and the possibility of President Donald Trump resuming his attacks on Iran after the election...
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The US Department of State has ordered the evacuation of non-essential staff and their family members from Saudi Arabia. CNN reports that Washington is also quietly reducing staff in embassies in another six countries in the Middle East amid the threat of regional escalation. Also read: Former Ukrainian prisoners claim an American citizen was tortured in a Russian jail. The measures affect embassies in Jordan, [...]
Washington - Ma'wa - Amid fears of a security escalation in the region, sources told the American network CNN that the United States has begun evacuating diplomats and their families from its embassies in the Middle East. According to the report, in addition to the official evacuation order for non-essential staff and their families from Saudi Arabia, Washington has secretly reduced the number of its employees in embassies in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Lebanon. This move comes amid the escalation of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, and the possibility of President Donald Trump resuming his attacks on Iran after the election...