State Department orders nonessential U.S. diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran soar

Source: The Washington Times stories: Politics · Bias: Center Right

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The United States has ordered nonessential diplomats and their family members at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut to leave Lebanon, a State Department official said Monday, as tensions over Iran rise with the threat of a potentially imminent military strike.

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State Department orders nonessential U.S. diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran soar
The Washington Times stories: Politics

State Department orders nonessential U.S. diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran soar

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The United States has ordered nonessential diplomats and their family members at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut to leave Lebanon, a State Department official said Monday, as tensions over Iran rise with the threat of a potentially imminent military strike.

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