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About 1,500 Americans requested help as the State Department arranges charter and military flights amid travel disruptions caused by U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
- On March 3, the United States Department of State began facilitating charter flights from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan for U.S. citizens stranded after strikes on Iran disrupted travel.
- On Monday the Department urged Americans across 14 countries in the Middle East to immediately depart using available commercial transportation, four days after the U.S.-Israeli air war began.
- Speaking on Capitol Hill, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said about 1,500 U.S. citizens requested assistance while the Department worked to identify charter and military flight options.
- The Department ordered non-emergency U.S. personnel and families from U.S. embassies in Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, and Jordan; the Jerusalem embassy initially said it could not help, then later offered assistance.
- On Tuesday, crude oil benchmarks rose about 6% as Gulf hubs including Dubai remained closed, and Senator Andy Kim criticized evacuation warnings as `a clear sign of ZERO strategy and planning by the Trump admin`, lawmakers said.
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State Department ‘identifying additional options’ for Americans stuck in Mideast
State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Wednesday said officials are pursuing various options, including chartered flights and buses, to get Americans home from the Middle East amid the widering war in Iran. “I can say that every single second we are identifying additional options, connecting specific individuals with specific options, whether that’s charter flights, charter…
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