CNN reported, citing knowledgeable sources, that the US State Department is making unannounced adjustments to the staff of several of its embassies in the Middle East, including the US Embassy in Beirut, at the same time as the transfer of some diplomats and their family members from the region.

CNN reported, citing knowledgeable sources, that the US State Department is making unannounced adjustments to the staff of several of its embassies in the Middle East, including the US Embassy in Beirut, at the same time as the transfer of some diplomats and their family members from the region.

The network explained that these movements were not officially announced, and that the embassies concerned are still operating in "limited operations" mode, with no new change in their operational classification.

The report did not include notification of a new official evacuation decision for the US Embassy in Lebanon, or a breakdown of the number of employees who left.

These measures come against the background of American concerns about expanding the scope of military escalation in the region.