US to Pull Some Personnel from the Middle East

Friday, June 13, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday U.S. personnel were being moved out of the Middle East because "it could be a dangerous place," adding that the United States would not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon.

Posted by lamplighter at 11:32 AM | 24 COMMENTS | permalink

President Trump warned that a "massive war" could break out in the Middle East over Iran's nuclear program, after the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Iran wasn't complying with its nonproliferation duties.

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-- NPR (@npr.org) Jun 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM

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... Reuters reported earlier on Wednesday that the U.S. is preparing a partial evacuation of its Iraqi embassy and will allow military dependents to leave locations around the Middle East due to heightened security risks in the region, according to U.S. and Iraqi sources. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-12 12:10 AM

Another view ...

Middle East: US withdraws embassy staff amid Iran tensions
www.dw.com

... US President Donald Trump said the move was being made because "it could be a dangerous place" as nuclear talks with Iran falter. Meanwhile, a US-backed group in Gaza said Hamas attacked its workers. DW has more. ...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-12 01:44 AM

@#1,2

So, my guess would be that the negotiations with Iran are not going well?

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-12 01:45 AM

#3: The US has to stop acting the bully with Iran. The Obama administration, the EU, and the IAEA had a functioning deal with Tehran called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) until Dotard Trumpf recklessly pulled the US out of it during his first Reign of Terror because Benjamin Netanyahu didn't like it. When did Bibi and Vladimir Putin become co-Presidents of the US? Link: farsnews.ir

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-06-12 02:02 AM

" The Obama administration, the EU, and the IAEA had a functioning deal with Tehran called"

That "deal" was hot garbage. It SO empowered Iran and delayed their nuclear ambitions for just a few years.

#5 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-06-12 02:21 AM

Iran is a terrorist state and sponsor of terrorism. It needs to be isolated and weakened.

#6 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-06-12 02:23 AM

Iran has increased its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, nuclear watchdog says

www.cbsnews.com

Putin's orange --- dumpster did that.

#7 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-06-12 02:44 AM

ISRAEL just confirmed their strike against Iran, and warns citizens of a coming Iranian response.

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-12 08:17 PM

Der Dotard needs more boots on the ground to swell his ego (and his member) at his big birthday bash tomorrow...

#9 | Posted by catdog at 2025-06-13 12:43 PM

It SO empowered Iran and delayed their nuclear ambitions for just a few years.

#5 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-06-12 02:21 AM | Reply | Flag:EYE ROLL

Meanwhile... Trampanzee's actions impressed them to such a degree.... thaaaaaatttt...

Here's the facts. The entire world watched Trumpanzee screw the pooch on this one his first term. Nothing you going to blather is going to change that fact. The chickens are coming home to roost.

You speak so blithely about Israel having a right to defend itself... doesn't Iran have the same right?

I'm going to ask again... we've been threatening Iran with this, that and the other for half a century... why don't we just go in and make them bend to our will?

Nuttywahoo insisted Iraq was a threat too... we saw how well that worked out...

We're supposed to trust him again?

To quote GWBushturd 2

"Fool me- uuhh -you can't get fooled again

#10 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-06-13 03:24 PM

Trump ended the Iran Nuclear Deal, which is why we are here now.

#11 | Posted by Corky at 2025-06-13 03:42 PM

"That "deal" was hot garbage."

What lying outlet told you that garbage? It was a brilliant deal, because it gave the US monitoring access of the materials needed each step along the way to processing.

Netanyahu gave up the game when his rhetoric changed from "they're days away from acquiring the bomb" to "this would give them the bomb in five years."

#12 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-06-13 03:55 PM

US Sanctions against Iran; an Irreversible Disaster for Cancer Patients' (see NIH reports linked below).

Years ago, "Iran had been diverting much of its enriched uranium to peaceful scientific research and medical isotopes, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) report and intelligence obtained by Israeli sources."

But Dotard Trumpf recklessly withdrawing from the JCPOA during his first Reign of Terror led Iran to research uranium without IAEA inspectors. So here we are, warmonger Benjamin Netanyahu trying to maintain his shaky Knesset coalition and deal with a nettlesome corruption trial, attacks Iran to gain political points with his domestic constituents, killing scores if not hundreds, of people.

"Screw Iranian cancer patients getting chemo-therapy! Jewish lives are more important than Muslim lives! Argh!"

Links:

news.antiwar.com

abc.net.au

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

#13 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-06-13 04:16 PM

I don't generally post threads here, I'm not sure I really know how, but I am stunned that the only threads I am seeing about this conflict are those that reference Trump. This has the potential to evolve into a major, major WWIII level conflict. Can we talk about this?

#14 | Posted by Miranda7 at 2025-06-13 07:33 PM

#15 | Posted by Miranda7 at 2025-06-13 07:35 PM

I am stunned that the only threads I am seeing about this conflict are those that reference Trump

Did you miss the "Israel hits Iran" thread?

#16 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-06-13 07:43 PM

@#15 ... the only threads I am seeing about this conflict are those that reference Trump. ...

Maybe, because Pres Trump appears to try to insert himself into any current news story? As he has done here.

... This has the potential to evolve into a major, major WWIII level conflict. Can we talk about this? ...

Let's.

You start.

#17 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-13 07:46 PM

Remember Obama's Iran deal that Trump cancelled? Pepperidge Farm remembers...

#18 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-06-13 10:17 PM

#16 Yes, I did miss that thread, now that I have seen it is still pretty tepid considering the stakes here.

#19 | Posted by Miranda7 at 2025-06-13 10:29 PM

Let me rephrase that. The thread that redial mentioned didn't appear until an hour after my post. So way overdue. I did post a thread, but doubtful it will make the front page. None of my threads ever have drudge.com

#20 | Posted by Miranda7 at 2025-06-13 10:36 PM

@#20 ... I did post a thread, ...

I saw it and contributed.

Thank-you for posting it.

... but doubtful it will make the front page. ...

Well, welcome to the club.

I post a lot of threads on the Back Page, yet only a few seem to make it to the Front Page.

The site hamsters at work, doing what they do.

#21 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-13 11:03 PM

Thanks Lampy, I appreciate your contributions. I thought you were one of the hamsters, lol. At least I know Idid it correctly this time.

#22 | Posted by Miranda7 at 2025-06-14 12:28 AM

@#22

First off, thanks for the accolade.

But for the record, I have no, ZERO, affiliation with the hamsters, or anything else about, this site other than the comments I post.

And, that is the way I want to keep it.

I ran a public message site back in the day. While there were times I look back upon with enjoyment, I will say, once again, to do such an endeavor is a life-shortening experience.

It reminds me of my college summer jobs, when I worked in retail. Dealing with the public.

Most of the time (the most majority of the time) it was great. But then this person comes along ....

Yeah, major kudos to RCade for maintaining this most august site.

#23 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-14 12:51 AM

@#23

OK, I need to add to that comment, in all honesty.

...But for the record, I have no, ZERO, affiliation with the hamsters, or anything else about, this site other than the comments I post. ...

I should have stated it as ...

But for the record, I have no, ZERO, affiliation with the hamsters, or anything else about, this site other than the comments I post, or the Newsworthy or Abusive tags I place on posts.

OK, yeah, that is a better description of my participation on this site.

#24 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-14 01:26 AM

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