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U.S. Ramps Up Evacuations As Israel-Iran Conflict Intensifies

President Trump will decide within two weeks whether to commit military support as global diplomatic efforts intensify.

A truck drives on a road in the border region of Iran, as seen from the Syunik Province of Armenia May 14, 2025. Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS/File Photo
Members of the Israeli security forces check the destruction in front of a residential building hit during an Iranian missile attack in Beersheba in southern Israel, on June 20, 2025.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, center, and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, left, pose for a photo with Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar in Jerusalem, Monday, May 26, 2025.
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Overview

  • Ongoing airstrikes and missile exchanges have killed at least 639 people in Iran and 24 civilians in Israel.
  • The State Department has launched assisted departure flights from Israel and the West Bank after more than 6,400 U.S. citizens registered for evacuation support.
  • Hundreds of U.S. citizens have crossed land borders from Iran into Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan and Türkiye since June 13.
  • Some Americans departing Iran reported delays, harassment and detentions due to the absence of direct U.S. diplomatic channels.
  • President Trump must decide within two weeks whether to deploy U.S. military assets in the Israel-Iran conflict.