TruNews: PENTAGON PREPS FOR MASS EVACUATION OF 1 MILLION AMERICANS IN MIDDLE EAST ~ October 25, 2023

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Editor’s Note: I have worked in Saudi Arabia as a hospital traveler back-in-the-day. Glad I AM not there now!

There are significant World War 3 developments today. Russia announced military training for carrying out a nuclear attack. Prime Minister Netanyahu told to delay Gaza invasion until US military is prepared for all-out war. And the Pentagon is making preparations for a mass evacuation of up to one million Americans living in Middle Eastern countries. Let’s start with the Russian nuclear strike training.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Tuesday that “prudent contingency planning” is underway to evacuate Americans from the Middle East in case the Israel-Hamas war spreads into a broad regional conflict.

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby stressed there are currently no “active efforts” to evacuate Americans from the region beyond charter flights the U.S government began operating earlier this month out of Israel.

“It would be imprudent and irresponsible if we didn’t have folks thinking through a broad range of contingencies and possibilities,” Kirby said. “And certainly evacuations are one of those things.”

The White House addressed the contingency plans amid growing concerns that the 18-day-old Israel-Hamas war could further escalate. The U.S. has advised Israel that postponing a possible ground invasion of Gaza could be helpful as the U.S. and other partners in the region try to secure the release of more than 200 hostages who were captured in the Oct. 7 attack on Hamas soil. The contingency planning was first reported by The Washington Post.