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nitpicked

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Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:26 PM 11 hrs ago

US State Department 'actively securing' evacuation flights

Source: BBC


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The US State Department says it is "facilitating charter flights from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan" for American citizens.

In a statement, it says that "in the past several days, over 9,000 American citizens have safely returned from the Middle East", including "over 300 from Israel".

Commercial aviation options remain available in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, and Egypt, it adds, and the State Department "is actively helping American citizens book those tickets".

Earlier Dylan Johnson, US Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs, said that the State Department was "actively securing military aircraft and charter flights" for American citizens wanting to leave the Middle East.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cy0dp1l57nxt

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US State Department 'actively securing' evacuation flights (Original Post) nitpicked 11 hrs ago OP
Even though they are US citizens, BidenRocks 11 hrs ago #1
Does anybody in the Trump administration know what in the hell is going on here? Jacson6 10 hrs ago #2
Ask bdamomma 10 hrs ago #3
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