US diplomats begin leaving as fears of war grow before dawn

The United States is evacuating diplomats’ family members from the Middle East amid rising security concerns.

According to TodayPress TV, the US State Department has taken evacuation measures involving staff and their family members at several diplomatic missions across the region amid growing security risks.

According to reports, non-essential staff at the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia and their family members have been ordered to leave the country.

In addition, family members of US diplomats in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Jordan have been instructed to depart.

It was previously reported that the United States had issued security alerts covering 11 countries across the Middle East over the risk of potential Iranian attacks. Those countries are Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman and Yemen.

Jala Rovshan