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U.S. ordering some government staff to depart Saudi Arabia, reducing military footprint in Middle East

The U.S. State Department has ordered non-essential U.S. embassy personnel to depart Saudi Arabia, following an uptick in attacks on the kingdom by Iran-backed Houthi militants. The U.S. military has also been quietly reducing its footprint at posts in the Middle East due to ongoing regional threats from the Houthis and direct threats from Iran,…

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U.S. ramps up warnings to Americans in Middle East after deadly Houthi strikes

U.S. diplomatic missions across the Middle East have issued a new round of security warnings to Americans amid escalating attacks by Iran-backed Houthi militants against Saudi Arabia, including an Oct. 10 strike on Riyadh’s international airport that killed an American citizen. The alerts, issued Sunday by U.S. embassies in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United…

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Trump says U.S. only “semi-negotiating” with Iran after Tehran sets demands to reopen Strait of Hormuz

  38m ago Trump says U.S. is “semi-negotiating” with Iran President Trump said on Sunday that the U.S. is “low-keying” negotiations with Iran and signaled a willingness to allow economic pressure to mount on the Islamic Republic. “We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact…

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