'What stood out to me': Wolf Blitzer challenges State Department official on Mideast plans
CNN's Wolf Blitzer suggested multiple options to a State Department spokesman for evacuating Americans from the Middle East.
The State Department ordered nonemergency personnel and their families to leave six countries in the region and urged other Americans to depart as soon as possible as Iranian drones retaliate against U.S. bombing raids, but many have found limited options for getting back home during the military operation.
"Well, the president has spoken to this" said department spokesman Tommy Pigott. "We've seen updated travel guidance in terms of the security situation we have seen and the security challenges are part of what we are overcoming in order to help the American people. The secretary talking about the airport being hit, the secretary talking about certain airspace closures we are constantly identifying those additional options to help the Americans who need it."
Pigott encouraged stranded Americans to "proactively reach out for help" and provided the address to the State Department website, but the well-traveled Blitzer offered some suggestions drawn from his own reporting and his experience covering warzones.
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