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State Dept. Orders US Diplomats to Leave Saudi Arabia
Mandatory departure orders for U.S. diplomats follow repeated Iranian drone strikes on the embassy in Riyadh amid heightened regional tensions, officials said.
- On March 8, the U.S. State Department ordered American diplomats and U.S. embassy employees to leave Saudi Arabia, marking the first ordered departure since the Feb. 28 strikes.
- After the Feb. 28 strikes, Iran's military launched barrages of missiles and drones targeting Gulf sites, with drones hitting the U.S. embassy in Riyadh and Saudi forces shooting down another over the diplomatic quarter.
- Alison Dilworth, acting chief of mission, leads a mission without a Senate-confirmed ambassador as officials evacuated Americans on nearly two dozen charter flights, Dylan Johnson reported Sunday.
- The move compels nonessential U.S. government personnel and families to depart, reducing diplomatic services as the State Department travel advisory urges reconsideration amid closed airspace and suspended commercial airlines.
- Officials warned that further attacks are possible as Iran prepares for larger retaliation, while unrest in Pakistan left at least 22 dead and critics faulted the State Department for late warnings to thousands of American citizens in the region.
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The departure order was issued after a series of attacks on Riyadh.
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- 35% of the sources are Center, 35% of the sources lean Right
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L 30%
C 35%
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