US tells citizens and embassy staff to leave Lebanon as attack on Iran looms

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The US has [told][1] its citizens to leave, or stay away from Lebanon – and has ordered ‘non-essential’ embassy staff and their families to leave – as a Netanyahu-driven US attack on Iran [continues to loom][2] despite an erratic and deteriorating Trump.

The order is an escalation from the existing ‘Level 4 – do not travel’ warning in place. Israel [continues to attack Lebanon][3], despite the notional ceasefire in place since [Israel’s terrorist attacks of September 2024][4], which it has never honoured.

The US and Israel’s aggression makes their own people unsafe as well as posing a danger to the rest of the world, particularly Israel’s neighbours and nations that dare resist Israel’s land theft and genocide.

China and Russia, meanwhile, have [moved to cut off what remained of Israel’s intelligence networks][5] in Iran and have provided the Islamic Republic with enhanced missile, guidance and satellite surveillance technology.

*Featured image via the Canary*

By [Skwawkbox][6]

[1]: https://lb.usembassy.gov/travel-advisory-update-ordered-departure-of-non-emergency-u-s-government-personnel-and-family-members-of-personnel-from-u-s-mission-lebanon/
[2]: https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2026/02/19/trump-pressures-iran/
[3]: https://www.thecanary.co/global/2026/01/23/lebanon-remains-under/
[4]: https://skwawkbox.org/2024/09/18/israel-has-proved-again-that-it-is-a-terrorist-state/
[5]: https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/02/21/china-moves-to/
[6]: https://www.thecanary.co/author/skwawkbox/


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