US orders evacuations across Middle East, halts operations at 2 embassies

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The United States has ordered citizens across the Middle East to swiftly depart in the wake of strikes on Iran.  U.S. embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have been closed after Tehran struck both consulates. The State Department has also instructed Americans to leave Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait,…

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The United States has ordered citizens across the Middle East to swiftly depart in the wake of strikes on Iran.  U.S. embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have been closed after Tehran struck both consulates. The State Department has also instructed Americans to leave Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait,…