#BREAKING US embassy staff and families ordered to leave Saudi Arabia, with families of embassy staff in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain also ordered to leave, diplomatic source tells AFP https://t.co/eOay1MHj8l
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) October 21, 2026
本周三,美国务院颁布撤离指令,涉及驻沙特阿拉伯的全部非紧急编制人员及其眷属。胡塞武装近期对沙特采行多起对抗性军事行动,涵盖对民航机场的轰炸和基础设施的摧毁,已导致平民伤亡并严重扰乱交通秩序。美国政府强调,保护驻外人员及其家属的人身安全是当前首要任务,并承诺采取一切必要手段保障其安全。
据两名美国官员向媒体透露,实施人员撤回乃是鉴于潜在威胁可能重新出现,特别是伊朗支持的也门胡塞武装组织可能再度发起军事行动。
美国驻利雅得使馆在近期一连串流血事件(其中涉及对机场的打击)之后,于周三发出安全预警,指出胡塞武装对沙特阿拉伯可能继续发动攻击。
NEW: The US State Department Spokesman, Tommy Pigott, is DENYING the reports that U.S. Embassies across the Gulf are being evacuated. This comes in response to a post by Reuters’ Timour Azhari. It should be noted that AFP ALSO reported this information shortly after Timour, to include Saudi, Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait. Somebody is lying, I’ll let you decide who…
— Brett Erickson (@BrettErickson28) October 21, 2026
相关知情人士表示,此轮撤回行动可能涉及美国驻沙特使馆全体员工与随行家眷。
2008年1月15日,沙特阿拉伯首都利雅得,美国总统小布什(George W. Bush)的车队抵达美国驻沙特阿拉伯利雅得大使馆。(Getty)
数日之前,胡塞组织曾对沙特首都机场进行多次打击,此次事件已造成至少13人罹难,300余人受伤。