US EditionState Department Orders Nonessential US Diplomats to Leave Lebanon as Tensions with Iran Soar
The embassy remains operational with essential staff as the U.S. reduces personnel due to rising Iran tensions and a potential imminent military strike, officials said.
- On Monday, the United States ordered nonessential government personnel and eligible family members to leave the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, calling the move temporary, a State Department official said.
- Rising tensions with Iran prompted officials to reduce the embassy to essential personnel due to a potentially imminent military strike and U.S. military assets in the Middle East.
- The embassy remains operational with core embassy staff in place at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon, housed in a fortified hilltop campus in Aaoukar, despite past deadly attacks on U.S. diplomats.
- The move aims to protect personnel while preserving the embassy's ability to operate and assist U.S. citizens, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio may delay planned visits to Israel.
- Israel's increased strikes have killed at least 12 on Friday, Beirut, Lebanon told the United Nations it documented 2,036 breaches last year, and Kataib Hezbollah threatened `total war`.
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US State Department orders non-emergency personnel to depart from Beirut embassy
The US State Department ordered the departure of all non-emergency government personnel from the US Embassy in Beirut, along with their family members. Many media outlets tied this to rising US regional tensions with Iran. A Lebanese media outlet suggested it was in response to threats to the embassy from Hezbollah. The post US State Department orders non-emergency personnel to depart from Beirut embassy appeared first on FDD's Long War Journal.
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