US Returns Diplomats to Middle East Embassies After Evacuations Amid Iran Tensions
The United States has begun sending diplomats back to embassies in the Middle East, including Lebanon, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq, following evacuations due to heightened tensions with Iran. The move signals a reduced risk of renewed conflict and a return to normal diplomatic operations. Family members of diplomats are also permitted to return to posts in Riyadh.
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The U.S. government has gradually sent officials back to serve at embassies in the Middle East, following evacuations and reductions in personnel due to the war situation and tensions with Iran
US President Donald Trump’s administration is starting to send staff back to some diplomatic missions in the Middle East that were evacuated or downsized amid tensions with Iran, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The posts in Lebanon, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Baghdad, Iraq, are among those where staff will return, the sources said. Family members will also be allowed to return to the US post in Riyadh, they added. The move suggests Washington sees a lower risk of the conflict...
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