Diplomats say situation in Lebanon does not call for concern
The U.S. decision to evacuate family members and non-emergency U.S. government personnel from Lebanon is part of the precautionary measures taken across the region following the U.S. strikes on Iran, media reports said.
“Similar measures were taken at the U.S. embassies in the Arab Gulf over the past two days, especially in Qatar and the UAE,” al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Monday.
“Until Sunday night, the U.S. statement did not push Western embassies that are allies of the U.S. to issue similar statements or take actual measures,” the daily added, noting that those embassies usually echo any U.S. warnings.
Prominent diplomatic sources meanwhile told the newspaper that “so far, the situations in Lebanon do not call for concern, and the intensive coordination between the Lebanese parties and the international community is reassuring.”
“Many messages have said that Lebanon is not concerned with escalation and that the Lebanese agree on that,” the sources added.
Other sources also noted that the U.S. evacuation orders “do not indicate that there is a serious increase in risks.”
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