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State Department orders nonessential US diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran soar

Feb 23, 2026, 6:19 AM | Updated: 6:30 am

Iranian protesters hold placards and portraits as they demonstrate in front of United Nations offic...

Iranian protesters hold placards and portraits as they demonstrate in front of United Nations office ahead of indirect nuclear talks between the United States and Iran in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has ordered nonessential U.S. diplomats and their families to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran soar.

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State Department orders nonessential US diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran soar