US accelerates Middle East diplomatic evacuations as Washington weighs Iran strikes

 

 SAUDI-IRAN-US-ISRAEL-WAR The US embassy headquarters in Riyadh is pictured on March 3, 2026, after it was hit by drone strikes earlier. Iran hit back at industrial and diplomatic targets across the Middle East on March 3, with Washington warning its citizens to evacuate the entire region.
SAUDI-IRAN-US-ISRAEL-WAR The US embassy headquarters in Riyadh is pictured on March 3, 2026, after it was hit by drone strikes earlier. Iran hit back at industrial and diplomatic targets across the Middle East on March 3, with Washington warning its citizens to evacuate the entire region.
(photo credit: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)

The United States is accelerating the evacuation of diplomats and their families from its missions across the Middle East amid concerns over a possible regional escalation and renewed strikes on Iran, CNN reported early Saturday morning.

According to the report, the US State Department ordered nonessential personnel and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, while quietly reducing staffing levels at US embassies in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Lebanon.

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