US on alert after Iran plots to target Americans abroad reach ‘advanced stages’: Report

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The United States is reducing embassy staffing in Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates amid reported Iranian threats against Americans abroad and Houthi attacks on Saudi territory. Non-essential personnel and their families are also being evacuated from Saudi Arabia as regional tensions escalate.

Amid escalating violence in the region, the United States is curtailing its embassy staff levels in Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. This step follows alarming threats from Iran towards U.S. personnel and Houthi assaults on Saudi territory, prompting the evacuation of non-essential personnel and their families from Saudi Arabia.