JAKARTA - The United States (US) government has recorded more than 17,500 US citizens returning home from the Middle East since the US-Israel decided to attack Iran on Saturday, February 28.
"With more than 8,500 American citizens returning to the US yesterday alone," Assistant US Secretary of State Dylan Johnson, on his X account, @ASDylanJohnson, Thursday, February 5 WIB.
He said many US citizens also decided to secure themselves out of the Middle East to countries in Europe and Asia.
"Through the State Department's 24/7 Task Force, we have helped nearly 6,500 Americans abroad, including offering security guidance and travel assistance," he said.
Johnson said his party continues to monitor its citizens in the Middle East and intends to leave the Gulf countries that could be affected by the US-Israeli vs. Iran war.
"The US State Department will continue to actively assist any American citizen abroad who wants to leave the Middle East to do so," he said.
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