Partial Evacuation of U.S. Diplomatic Personnel and Families from Middle East
June 12th, 2025Via: Al Jazeera:
The United States is preparing a partial evacuation of its embassy in Iraq and has authorised “the voluntary departure” of dependants of US personnel from locations across the Middle East, including Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, as regional security concerns rise.
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Speaking on Wednesday evening, US President Donald Trump said the order to move staff out had been given because the region “could be a dangerous place”.
“We’ll see what happens. We’ve given notice to move out, and we’ll see what happens,” Trump said.
Trump then added in reference to Iran: “They can’t have a nuclear weapon, very simple. We’re not going to allow that.”
