US partially evacuates Beirut embassy amid rising Iran tensions

The State Department has ordered non-essential staff to leave the embassy in Beirut after a security review.

The State Department is pulling out non-essential government personnel and their eligible family members from the U.S. embassy in Beirut, amid growing concerns about the risk of a military conflict with Iran.

The U.S. State Department has evacuated dozens of non-essential personnel from its embassy in Lebanon due to escalating tensions with Iran, with approximately 30-50 staff members leaving the country.

The US instructed non-emergency personnel to depart its embassy in Beirut on Monday, scaling back its diplomatic presence as tension rises between Washington and Tehran.