WASHINGTON — The United States is reducing the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest, the State Department and military said Wednesday.

"They are being moved out, because it could be a dangerous place, and we'll see what happens," U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday./{ai:summary}The U.S. is scaling back non-essential staff in the Middle East amid concerns over potential regional unrest. This decision includes the families of these personnel, as announced by the State Department and military officials. #foreignaffairs

U.S. orders nonessential staffers, families to leave its Mideast embassies as tensions rise

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