️🇺🇸🇮🇷 NBC: The U.S. military has quietly reduced its troop presence at bases across the Middle East, including in Jordan, Qatar and Kuwait, while the State Department ordered staff reductions at several diplomatic posts and placed the U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia under an "exit order."

️🇺🇸🇮🇷 NBC: The U.S. military has quietly reduced its troop presence at bases across the Middle East, including in Jordan, Qatar and Kuwait, while the State Department ordered staff reductions at several diplomatic posts and placed the U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia under an "exit order."

The withdrawals come in response to ongoing regional threats, including from Iran and the Houthis, with senior military officials presenting President Trump with options for new strikes on Iran, including nuclear sites such as Mount Pickaxe and strategic islands such as Kharg and Kashm.