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US tells some diplomats to depart Saudi Arabia amid intensifying Houthi attacks

With Houthi attacks intensifying, the US has directed some of its diplomats to depart Saudi Arabia. The warning for US officials coincides with the latest strikes on an airport and an oil field, which left at least three people dead.

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US tells some diplomats to depart Saudi Arabia amid intensifying Houthi attacks
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    Some US diplomats have been instructed to leave Saudi Arabia amid escalating Houthi attacks.

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    The latest strikes hit an airport and an oil field, killing at least three people.

Why it matters

The order links the escalating Houthi attacks to the situation of US diplomatic personnel in Saudi Arabia.

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