A U.S. government charter flight was bringing Americans to the \u200bUnited States from the Middle East, and \u200badditional flights were \u2060being arranged for locations across the region, the U.S. State \u200bDepartment said \u200con Wednesday. The agency provided no details on the number of passengers aboard the \u200bflight, the countries they were leaving or the departure and arrival times of the flight. Since February 28, \u200cwhen \u200cU.S. and Israeli \u200bforces launched initial strikes on Iran, more than 17,500 Americans have safely returned to the U.S. from the Middle East, including approximately \u200b8,500 on Tuesday alone, the State Department said. Many more U.S. citizens have left the Middle \u200bEast to other countries in Europe and Asia since the start of the conflict, the department said. On Monday, the State Department urged Americans across 14 countries in the \u200cMiddle East to immediately depart the region using “available commercial transportation.” However, many U.S. citizens face challenges due to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A U.S. government charter flight was bringing Americans to the \u200bUnited States from the Middle East, and \u200badditional flights were \u2060being arranged for locations across the region, the U.S. State \u200bDepartment said \u200con Wednesday. The agency provided no details on the number of passengers aboard the \u200bflight, the countries they were leaving or the departure […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n