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U.S. Struggling to Evacuate Americans in the Middle East Amid War
The U.S. State Department is arranging military and charter flights plus ground transport to assist 1,500 Americans amid regional conflict and travel disruptions.
- Facilitating charter flights, the U.S. State Department said it is securing military aircraft and flights from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan, as of Tuesday.
- With airports attacked and airspace closed, about 1,500 Americans have requested U.S. help, and officials said permissions prevent planes from landing despite readiness.
- A senior State Department official said over 120 call-center staff handle requests, and U.S. embassies help citizens travel from countries with closed airspace using charter buses and flights.
- The State Department ordered non-emergency U.S. personnel and families to depart six countries and temporarily closed diplomatic facilities in Pakistan, Beirut, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait.
- With regional retaliation ongoing, the U.S. Department of State reports nearly 400,000 Americans in the region, and other governments are organizing repatriations, including from Oman.
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