US is reducing staffing at 4 Middle East embassies over increased threats from Iran
The State Department is quietly shifting staffing at multiple embassies as Houthi attacks raise fears of wider regional escalation, officials said.
- The United States is quietly reducing staffing levels at embassies in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Lebanon as regional escalation threats mount.
- Escalating attacks by Iranian-backed Houthis against Saudi Arabia prompted these adjustments, as The State Department warns hostilities could spread rapidly beyond the immediate area.
- Nikki Gamer, spokesperson for the American Foreign Service Association, told CNN that families are being directed to leave without confirmed housing assistance or "per diem" allowances.
- For families who recently returned to their posts, the situation echoes a "Groundhog Day" experience as they face evacuation again without clarity on financial support.
- Although The State Department maintains these embassies remain on "restricted operations" status, President Donald Trump has suggested potential strikes against Iran following the midterms amid Israel lobbying.
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The U.S. State has ordered the downsizing of its embassy crews in the Middle East and the retention of only key personnel, following intelligence warnings from Iranian schemes to target American officials and diplomats.
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US is reducing staffing at 4 Middle East embassies over increased threats from Iran
The State Department says it will reduce staffing at four U.S. embassies in the Middle East after receiving intelligence that Iran has stepped up efforts to target American personnel in the region and elsewhere.
The United States quietly removed some embassy staff from the Gulf states, Jordan and Lebanon, fearing a possible new escalation in the region
The United States quietly removed some embassy staff from the Gulf states, Jordan and Lebanon, fearing a possible new escalation in the region. The first thing they did was evacuate people from the embassy...
US quietly moves diplomats and families across Middle East as fears of wider war grow
Washington orders nonessential staff and families out of Saudi Arabia while quietly adjusting embassy staffing in six other countries; diplomats and their relatives describe chaotic departures, uncertain financial support and the strain of relocating again
By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, Sean Lyngaas and Zachary Cohen, CNN The United States hastens to transfer some diplomats and their relatives from their posts in the Middle East in the face of the threat of a regional escalation, according to several sources familiar with the matter.The exits have been described as a frustrating and chaotic déjà vu,
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