JAKARTA - The United States Department of State will reduce the number of evacuation flights for US citizens from the Middle East because there is not much demand.
"Although the availability of commercial flights across the region continues to improve, US State Department charter flights and ground transportation operations will be reduced because the number of seats available on the charter option is greater than the demand from Americans in the region," said Assistant Secretary of State Dylan Johnson.
On Wednesday (11/3), the US State Department contacted nearly 9,000 American citizens in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to offer a charter flight from the US Government.
"Despite these efforts, the flights departed from the UAE with seats still available due to lack of demand," he said, quoted by ANTARA from Sputnik, Thursday, March 12.
On February 28, the United States (US) and Israel launched an attack on targets in Iran, causing damage and civilian casualties. Iran retaliated by attacking Israeli territory and US military facilities in the Middle East.
The US and Israel initially claimed their attacks were necessary to counter a threat they believed to come from Iran's nuclear program. However, they quickly made it clear that the attacks were carried out because they wanted to see a change of power in Iran.
The Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died on the first day of the US and Israeli military operation. The Islamic Republic of Iran declared 40 days of mourning.
Russian President Vladimir Putin described the killing of Khamenei as a cynical violation of international law. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) condemned the US-Israeli operation and called for an immediate de-escalation and cessation of hostilities.
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