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State Dept. Orders US Diplomats to Leave Saudi Arabia
Mandatory departure orders for U.S. diplomats follow repeated Iranian drone strikes on the embassy in Riyadh amid heightened regional tensions, officials said.
- On March 8, the U.S. State Department ordered American diplomats and U.S. embassy employees to leave Saudi Arabia, marking the first ordered departure since the Feb. 28 strikes.
- After the Feb. 28 strikes, Iran's military launched barrages of missiles and drones targeting Gulf sites, with drones hitting the U.S. embassy in Riyadh and Saudi forces shooting down another over the diplomatic quarter.
- Alison Dilworth, acting chief of mission, leads a mission without a Senate-confirmed ambassador as officials evacuated Americans on nearly two dozen charter flights, Dylan Johnson reported Sunday.
- The move compels nonessential U.S. government personnel and families to depart, reducing diplomatic services as the State Department travel advisory urges reconsideration amid closed airspace and suspended commercial airlines.
- Officials warned that further attacks are possible as Iran prepares for larger retaliation, while unrest in Pakistan left at least 22 dead and critics faulted the State Department for late warnings to thousands of American citizens in the region.
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State Department Orders Non-Emergency US Govt Staff to Leave Saudi Arabia
The U.S. State Department on March 8 ordered non-emergency U.S. government workers and their family members to leave Saudi Arabia, citing security risks arising from the conflict with Iran. The U.S. embassy has raised the travel advisory for Saudi Arabia from Level 2 to Level 3, meaning that U.S. citizens should “reconsider travel” to the country amid potential Iranian attacks targeting U.S. interests, armed conflict, terrorism, exit bans, and l…
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Read Full ArticleThe departure order was issued after a series of attacks on Riyadh.
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