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US Orders Diplomats, Families Out of Saudi Arabia Amid Houthi Attacks
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The U.S. State Department has ordered non-essential personnel and their families to leave its missions in Saudi Arabia due to escalating Houthi attacks. The directive follows deadly strikes on a Dammam airport and an oil field, killing three people and injuring eight. This withdrawal is part of broader regional tensions stemming from the "US-Israeli war on Iran."
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- US orders non-emergency staff and families to leave Saudi Arabia missions.
- Attacks in Saudi Arabia killed at least three people and injured eight.
- The Houthis, aligned with Iran, are blamed for escalating attacks on civilian targets.
- The withdrawals occur amid a wider regional conflict triggered by the "US-Israeli war on Iran."
- Family members will also leave several other US missions in the region.
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