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The U.S. closed its embassies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Lebanon.
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Drones hit the U.S. embassies in the two Gulf countries Tuesday. The embassy in Beirut cited 鈥渙ngoing regional tensions.鈥� The embassy in Bahrain had also closed Sunday as Iran widened its retaliatory attacks. The U.S. State Department has advised that Americans depart 鈥渘ow鈥� via commercial transportation from 14 countries in the Middle East. It ordered nonessential staff members and their families to evacuate Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. There are limited commercial options, as many flights across the region have been canceled.
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