"Please do not rely on the US government for assisted departure or evacuation at this time. There are currently no United States evacuation points."*

– US State Department hotline to which Secretary of State Rubio directs Americans stranded in the Middle East
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Nice to know the government has our backs 🙄🍟

#USA #US #USgov #Iran #MiddleEast #MyThoughts
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* c/o audio reporting played on 'Anderson Cooper 360,' CNN