US moving thousands of people out of Middle Eastern countries, Trump says
The Straits Times
Mr Trump said the operation was being carried out "quietly, but seamlessly". Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on March 6 said the US is moving thousands of people out of various countries throughout the Middle East amid the military conflict between the US, Israel and Iran.
“It is being done quietly, but seamlessly,” Mr Trump said in a social media post, without providing further details.
The State Department said later on March 6 that it was continuing to reach out to Americans in the Middle East to offer charter flights or ground transport travel assistance.
“Several flights have safely returned hundreds of Americans to the United States with additional flights scheduled to take place over the coming days, as security conditions allow,” assistant secretary of state for global public affairs Dylan Johnson said in a statement.
Mr Johnson said a task force has “directly assisted nearly 13,000 Americans abroad, offering security guidance and travel assistance.” REUTERS
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