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Almost 20K US citizens returned from Middle East: State Department

Mar 5, 2026Center

The State Department said on Thursday that nearly 20,000 Americans have returned home from the Middle East since the U.S. military’s launch of strikes against Iran on Saturday. Assistant Secretary of State Dylan Johnson said in a Thursday press release that this figure omits Americans who have relocated to other countries or who are currently…

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