US Orders More Diplomats Out of Middle East Amid Iran Threat
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The State Department directed nonessential U.S. staff and their families at the U.S. Consulate in Adana, Turkey, and at the diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia to depart due to ongoing Iranian counterattacks, signaling heightened security concerns in the Middle East more than a week into the conflict.
Topics:world#diplomacy#evacuations#international-relations#middle-east#military-and-defense#national-security
- U.S. orders more diplomats to leave Middle East The Washington Post
- U.S. orders staff to leave Saudi Arabia as war spreads; Iran rules out immediate ceasefire CNBC
- US orders government employees to leave Saudi Arabia – as it happened The Guardian
- State Dept. Said to Order Diplomats in Saudi Arabia to Leave The New York Times
- Security Alert: March 9 Update 2 U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Saudi Arabia (.gov)
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