In Near Eastpeople hold their breath at the possibility of a new regional escalation. For this reason, the Department of State USA has ordered non-emergency government personnel and their families to leave the embassy in Beirut, a senior department official told Reuters on Monday. Growing concerns about the risk of a military conflict with Iran They have once again raised the alert level in the main capitals of the area. “We continually evaluate the security environment and, based on our latest review, determined that is prudent reduce our presence to essential personnel,” the senior official stated on condition of anonymity.
A source at the US embassy has stated that 50 personas They have been evacuated. An official at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport has said that 32 employees of the embassy, along with members of their family, had left the country this Monday. “The Embassy remains operational with essential personnel,” added the senior State Department official. “This is a temporary measure aimed at guaranteeing the safety of our personnel and, at the same time, maintaining our ability to operate and assist American citizens,” he noted. This measure takes place in the midst of “expected regional developments”according to statements from unspecified sources to the LBCI Lebanon News television channel.
Fears in Israel
The acceleration of movements in the last few hours is explained by the will of the American president Donald Trump to carry out a military attack against Iran. Recently, Washington has made one of its increased military deployments in the Middle East in recent years. In turn, the Republican president said this Thursday that “really bad things will happen” if an agreement is not reached to resolve the long-running dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program. For its part, Iran has threatened to attack US bases in the region if attacked. In Israel, fears of being attacked are increasing. “I have made it clear to the Ayatollah’s regime that if they commit the biggest mistake in history and attack the State of Israel, we will respond with a force that you cannot even imagine,” the prime minister has warned. Benjamin Netanyahu in front of the Knesset this Monday.
“nobody knows what the day will bring,” he added, boasting that the alliance between Israel and the United States “has never been stronger.” This week the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubiowas scheduled to travel to Israel, although the timing remains unclear. According to sources, Rubio was originally scheduled to land on Saturday, but the trip has been rescheduled for Monday. The latest information shows that Trump is leaning towards a limited attack against Iran in the coming days with the aim of putting pressure on the ayatollah regime to abandon any nuclear weapons development path and warns that a broader military campaign if this first attack fails.
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