US Starts Returning Staff to Middle East Embassies After Iran War Evacuations, Sources Say
The US flag flies at the U. embassy, after Iraqi security sources said the embassy was targeted with drone and rocket attacks and called them the most intense since the start of the US-Israel war…
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Washington is sending staff back to diplomatic posts in Lebanon, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Baghdad after evacuations tied to tensions with Iran. The Baghdad embassy had been targeted by drone and rocket attacks called the most intense since the US-Israel war with Iran began. Allowing family members to return to Riyadh signals real confidence in the security picture. The test is whether the other evacuated missions follow and whether the attacks stay quiet.