State Department Emergency Evacuations Reveal Growing Risks from Iran Retaliation

As tensions flare following President Trump’s decisive strikes against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, the U.S. State Department has dramatically increased emergency evacuation efforts across the Middle East — a stark signal of the dangerous storm gathering in this vital region.In a rapid escalation, the number of evacuation flights for American citizens leaving Israel has doubled, with thousands scrambling to escape potential Iranian retaliation. Simultaneously, non-essential staff and families have been ordered out of the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon amid an unpredictable security environment that current White House policies appear ill-prepared to manage.More Than Just Precautions: A Region on EdgeThe department’s intensified...