
US pulling staff from embassy in Beirut amid Iran tensions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The US State Department is pulling out non-essential government personnel and their eligible family members from the US Embassy in Beirut, a senior State Department official said Monday, amid growing concerns about the risk of a military conflict with Iran. "We continuously assess the security environment, and based on our latest review, we determined it prudent to reduce our footprint to essential personnel," said a senior State Department official, speaking on conditi
