Today (March 9) is the tenth day of the war that broke out between Iran and America and Israel since February 28. On one hand, America is launching rapid attacks on Tehran, while on the other hand it is also taking strict steps regarding the safety and return of its citizens stranded in the Middle East. In the midst of the war, the US has succeeded in evacuating thousands of American citizens from the Middle East.
32 thousand US citizens returned
According to the US State Department, about 32 thousand Americans have returned to their country from the Middle East amid the ongoing war with Iran. According to the department, in recent days about two dozen charter flights were sent by it to bring back American citizens. According to an update from the department on Sunday (8 March), a total of 32 thousand American citizens have returned to their country since February 28.
People want to leave the Middle East
The department also said that more than half of the American citizens who sought help to leave the countries of the Middle East later rejected the transportation options provided by the US government and preferred to remain in the country or make some alternative travel plan. Let us tell you that most of the airports in the region are closed due to tension, due to which thousands of people want to evacuate the Middle East. Some people have to pay a heavy price to hire a private jet.
Instructions to American citizens to leave the Middle East
Let us tell you that earlier, amidst the ongoing war with Iran, the US State Ministry had instructed its citizens to immediately leave more than a dozen countries of the Middle East. This decision of the Trump administration was taken in view of the situation created after the air strikes on Tehran by US-Israel.
Instructions to leave these countries
Mora Namdar, Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs of the State Department, said, American citizens should immediately leave Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Yemen.
