State Department coordinating military flights to evacuate Americans from Middle East

The US is urging Americans to leave these 14 Middle Eastern countries. See the list.

The US State Department is urging Americans in over a dozen Middle Eastern countries to "depart now."Anna KURTH / AFP via Getty ImagesThe US State Department is urging Americans to evacuate 14 Middle Eastern countries.After the US-Israel strikes, Iran has launched retaliatory attacks in neighboring Gulf countries.The ongoing conflict has caused travel chaos as thousands try to flee the region.Americans across the Middle East have been thrown int…

'What stood out to me': Wolf Blitzer challenges State Department official on Mideast plans

CNN's Wolf Blitzer suggested multiple options to a State Department spokesman for evacuating Americans from the Middle East.The State Department ordered nonemergency personnel and their families to leave six countries in the region and urged other Americans to depart as soon as possible as Iranian drones retaliate against U.S. bombing raids, but many have found limited options for getting back home during the military operation."Well, the presid…

US Military Planes Transporting Americans From Middle East, Top General Says

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on March 4 that the U.S. military is helping Americans to flee the Middle East after the U.S. State Department warned citizens that they need to leave roughly a dozen countries in the region as strikes on Iran continue. “We’ve also opened up space available, seats, as C-17s and other airplanes come in to try to help folks get out,” Caine told a news conference on Wednesday morning, refe…

State Department organizing flights for Americans fleeing Middle East

State Department coordinating military flights to evacuate Americans from Middle East

Efforts to evacuate Americans from the Middle East have been hampered by disruptions to embassies, consulates and airports.

US says 17,500 Americans returned from war zone

More than 17,500 Americans have returned to the United States since the country and Israel launched war on Iran last weekend, the State Department said Wednesday. More than 8,500 Americans returned on Tuesday, assistant secretary of state Dylan Johnson said. He said that the State Department had assisted nearly 6,500 people with most Americans leaving […] The post US says 17,500 Americans returned from war zone appeared first on Insider Paper.