Multiple US embassies are telling Americans they cannot evacuate or help them get out of the Middle East

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Business Insider

Mar 3, 2026, 7:13 AM ET


American citizens across the Middle East are attempting to follow official advice and evacuate as conflict escalates in the region following US and Israeli attacks on Iran on Saturday.

But multiple US embassies have said they are unable to help citizens trying to leave.

"The U.S. Embassy is not in a position at this time to evacuate or directly assist Americans in departing Israel," the US Embassy in Jerusalem said in a post on X on Tuesday. The embassy shared that the Israeli Ministry of Tourism was operating shuttles to a border crossing between Egypt and Israel at the town of Taba.

"If you choose to avail yourself of this option to depart, the US government cannot guarantee your safety," said the US embassy, adding that they were sharing the information "as a courtesy to those wishing to leave Israel."

Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/us-embassies-say-they-cannot-evacuate-americans-middle-east-iran2026-3

[C_U_L8R]

1. Trump did zero planning

It seems he seriously believed just dropping bombs would be the solution. What a dumbass. And that goes for Rubio and Hegseth too.

[Hugin]

10. "We'll take it from the air." is so Hermann Goering.

1940 wants its bumper sticker back.

[mercuryblues]

17. I wish they took their Hitler back.

[Harker]

20. Later to be known as Hermann Meier.

[benfranklin1776]

15. Indeed but the SOB made it exponentially worse.

His malicious use of Russell Vought and his billionaire puppeter MUSK to make chainsaw cuts to the State Department and the Foreign Service have left them barely able to maintain essential services let alone manage a disaster like this.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/politics/state-department-low-morale

[Prairie Gates]

2. Very careful planning by Whiskey Pete and Li'l Marco

Yeeeehaaaaw!

[Hugin]

8. Surprises work both ways...

Gee, imagine that.

[Lovie777]

3. I know a fact if a Democrat was president right now................

the Republican Party hair would be on fire:

1. impeachment would be on the table:

a. unconstitutional war (did not get approval from congress);
b. did not have a plan; did not have a plan in evacuating American citizen;
c. caused the deaths of 6 US soldiers (regarding the make shift facility, too);
d. constantly lying and falsifying the situations..........................................................

et al.

[yardwork]

7. Think of the reaction to Benghazi.

[PatSeg]

12. That was the first thing that came to mind

Time to call in Hillary for another congressional hearing!

These people are absolute monsters.

[mcar]

4. They're abandoning US citizens!

[travelingthrulife]

6. Don't worry. I'm sure they will get the rich ones out.

[RainCaster]

9. They will have their own jets

And they received advance notice, too.

[Marthe48]

5. What a way to thin the ranks of career diplomats

How many embassy staffers have skills, knowledge, experience to avert a disaster like this? traitor felon pedo will get them killed off and put idiot hardliners in.

I've lived with the idea of destruction of the world my whole life. I thought it'd hold off a few more generations. It was one can I hoped would get kicked down the road forever.

I hope the Americans trapped in target countries get out safely.

[purr-rat beauty]

11. Psssh, don't worry

It'll be Biden's fault anyways

right?

So sayeth FOX

[HighFired49]

18. Trump just said it live!

He just said it live on a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT on national TV broadcast, that if he had been President during that time this war would never have happened. Just like everything else he does, this is just psychopathic, twisted reasoning, or just never taking blame.

[enough]

13. They are an arm of the Trump administration. Of course they have no interest

in helping Americans with anything.

[Solly Mack]

14. America first! Or not.

Fucking assholes.

[Mblaze]

16. Armageddon outta here

[Miguelito Loveless]

19. Not a whole lot of sympathy

for oil execs, mercs, weapons dealers, and such.

[Bayard]

21. Or, diplomat Huckleberry

Wonder if he had any input in the trump/Bibi war. He may just be anticipating his rapture though, and celebrating.

[sarisataka]

23. Any sympathy for

Students, aid workers, tourists?

Because I would bet they outnumber oil execs, mercs, weapons dealers by about 100:0.1

[Miguelito Loveless]

26. Certainly,

I have sympathy for aid workers, but would question why tourists would want to patronize a volatile region with very sketchy human rights records. Of course, this is now true for the US under the Child Rape Regime.

[SunSeeker]

22. What a disaster. They're sitting ducks! nt

[Ford_Prefect]

24. "They" didn't plan at all AND they fired anyone who was competent at diplomacy or was connected

at the embassies to enable such.

[twodogsbarking]

25. Bring them home so they can be shot here.

Oh wait, I didn't mean to say that out loud.