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‘Could Be a Dangerous Place, We Will See What Happens’, Says Donald Trump as US Withdraws Personnel From Middle East
- On June 11, 2025, President Donald Trump announced that some U.S. staff are being withdrawn from certain locations in the Middle East due to increasing regional tensions.
- The relocations follow escalating regional insecurity after the October 2023 Hamas-Israel war and subsequent Iranian drone and missile attacks in April 2024.
- U.S. forces maintain presence at at least 19 sites across West Asia, including major bases like Al Udeid in Qatar, while some personnel evacuations occur and other operations continue.
- Trump explained that the vessels are being withdrawn due to potential risks in the area, adding that the situation remains uncertain as negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program continue without resolution.
- The personnel shifts signal increased U.S. caution amid warnings from Iranian officials of retaliation and Israeli preparations for possible strikes to prevent Iran acquiring nuclear weapons.
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The president said that the United States is moving American personnel to the Middle East because of a possible "danger" in the region.
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US to pull some personnel from the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran - West Hawaii Today
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday U.S. personnel were being moved out of the Middle East because “it could be a dangerous place,” adding that the United States would not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon.
Washington. The U.S. began to reduce the presence of people who are not considered essential to its operations in the Middle East and to withdraw personnel from its embassies, as they are in “maximum alert” to a possible Israeli attack on Iran, the U.S. State Department reported yesterday. To the question about why the authorization for troops to leave that region, President Donald Trump launched: “You will see,” without going into more detail.
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