WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that approximately 9,000 Americans had evacuated the Middle East since the start of US-Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday. Rubio also said that all personnel were accounted for after an Iranian drone struck a parking lot adjacent to the US consulate in Dubai on Tuesday. Around 1,600 Americans in the Middle East are currently requesting assistance, he added.

The US State Department says Americans should "depart now via commercial means" as strikes continue.

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that approximately 9,000 Americans had evacuated the Middle East since the start of US-Israeli strikes…