On Wednesday, before Israel struck Iran, President Trump began the process of evacuating American troops and diplomats alike, getting them out of the increasingly “dangerous” Middle East.

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From The National:

The US State Department on Wednesday began preparing to evacuate non-essential staff from the American embassy in Baghdad as regional tension flares over faltering efforts between Washington and Tehran to reach a nuclear deal.

At the same time, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth authorised the departure of military dependants from locations across the region. Personnel from US embassies in Kuwait and Bahrain were reportedly on standby to be moved.

“They are being moved out because it could be a dangerous place,” President Donald Trump told reporters. “We’ve given notice to move out and we’ll see what happens. [Iran] can’t have a nuclear weapon. Very simply, they can’t have a nuclear weapon, we’re not going to allow that.”

It is important to note that this news came before Israel’s Thursday night strikes on Iran. Following these strikes, the American citizens left in the area are likely in even greater danger.

Let’s pray for peace in the Middle East. Let’s pray for protection over our troops, that God would protect Israel, and that He would supernaturally prevent the development of a nuclear weapon in Iran.

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(Excerpt from The National. Photo Credit: Diego González on Unsplash)