WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that approximately 9,000 Americans had evacuated the Middle East since the start of US-Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday.
Rubio also said that all personnel were accounted for after an Iranian drone struck a parking lot adjacent to the US consulate in Dubai on Tuesday. Around 1,600 Americans in the Middle East are currently requesting assistance, he added.
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9,000 Americans have left Middle East since start of conflict
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9,000 Americans have left Middle East since start of conflict
- Rubio said that all US personnel in the UAE were accounted for
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