US Orders Non-Essential Embassy Staff to Leave Saudi Arabia Amid Rising Regional Tensions
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The United States has ordered non-essential personnel at its embassy in Riyadh to leave Saudi Arabia as security concerns escalate in the Persian Gulf region. The State Department is tightening security measures and withdrawing part of its diplomatic staff from the Saudi capital amid growing tensions following Iranian attacks on American targets in the Persian Gulf. Saudi Arabia has become a target of Iranian counterstrikes multiple times since US-Israeli attacks on Iran began over a week ago, prompting Washington to reassess the safety of its diplomatic presence in the kingdom.