US State Department denies reports of evacuation plans across the entire Persian Gulf region

The US State Department denied reports of a large-scale evacuation of Americans from Persian Gulf countries. According to a department spokesperson, the ordered departure applies only to non-emergency US government employees and their family members in Saudi Arabia and does not extend to other countries in the region.

Javlon TursunovFirst published on tafs uz 1 min read
US State Department denies reports of evacuation plans across the entire Persian Gulf region

The key facts

  • The US State Department denies the existence of an evacuation plan for the entire Persian Gulf
  • The ordered departure applies only to non-emergency US government employees and their families in Saudi Arabia
  • The statement was made by a State Department spokesperson on October 21, 2026

State Department denies reports of evacuation from Gulf countries

The US State Department denied reports of plans for a large-scale evacuation of Americans from Persian Gulf countries. As a department spokesperson stated, an ordered departure directive was issued only for non-emergency US government employees and their family members located in Saudi Arabia. According to the spokesperson, the order applies exclusively to that country and does not extend to other states in the region.

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