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在美国支持的胡塞武装对沙特阿拉伯的袭击增多后，美国国务院已下令非必要的美国使馆人员撤离沙特。
一名美国官员和一名美军高级官员周三向哥伦比亚广播公司透露，由于胡塞武装持续在该地区构成威胁，以及伊朗的直接威胁，美国军方也一直在悄悄缩减在中东各据点的军事存在。
美国国务院发言人汤米·皮戈特周三在X平台上发帖称，国务院“仅针对沙特阿拉伯境内的非紧急美国政府雇员及其家属发布了有序撤离令”，驳斥了有关撤离令可能适用于其他海湾国家的报道。
哥伦比亚广播公司获悉，其他几个使馆已调整人员配置，处于“限制运作”状态，但尚未启动有序撤离程序——有序撤离指因安全风险，强制撤离指定外交人员及其随行家属。
美国国务院于今年8月在与伊朗的战争升级期间推出了“限制运作”状态，该状态允许使馆在不完全暂停运作的情况下缩减人员配置和服务项目。
做出撤离沙特人员的决定之前，美国驻沙特、巴林、卡塔尔、阿联酋及其他国家的使馆已于上周末发布警告，敦促在该地区的美国人保持警惕，并为因胡塞武装袭击可能出现的旅行中断做好准备。
皮戈特周三表示：“受伊朗支持的胡塞武装 increasingly 针对沙特阿拉伯发动敌对行动，包括袭击民用机场和其他关键基础设施，造成平民伤亡和严重的旅行中断。”
近期几周，胡塞武装向沙特的机场和石油设施发射无人机和导弹，包括本月早些时候对利雅得的哈立德国王国际机场发动的袭击，造成12人死亡、300多人受伤，其中一名美国人遇难。
袭击仍在持续，沙特领导的军事联盟称其在周一和周二拦截了多架胡塞武装无人机。
沙特能源部周二表示，防空系统挫败了针对该国谢巴油田的无人机袭击。据该部门称，坠落的 debris 造成2人死亡、2人受伤，但未指明袭击者身份。
与此同时，胡塞武装试图扩大对也门的领土控制。该组织已控制也门大片区域超过十年，包括首都萨那。
一些沙特官员指责伊朗指使胡塞武装行事，该组织与伊朗伊斯兰共和国结盟。伊朗否认在此次袭击升级中发挥了任何作用。
由于胡塞武装控制区域紧邻曼德海峡——这是一条全球大量石油运输必经的关键海上咽喉要道，这场冲突可能在沙特以外地区引发问题。由于美伊战争导致霍尔木兹海峡近期出现中断，曼德海峡的重要性愈发凸显。
也门外交部长政治顾问马尔万·阿里·诺曼大使周二在接受哥伦比亚广播公司采访时警告称，除非遭到反击，否则胡塞武装可能会继续发动袭击。
“我们是在为所有人而战，因为胡塞武装的威胁和风险将会扩大，”诺曼说道，并补充称也门政府正在寻求国际援助。
英国已向沙特提供支持，包括防御性空中行动。
目前尚不清楚特朗普政府是否也计划向沙特提供援助。在胡塞武装10月10日对利雅得机场发动致命袭击后，特朗普总统并未排除对胡塞武装发动打击的可能性，他对记者表示：“我们或许会这么做。”
特朗普本月早些时候表示：“我们与胡塞武装有沟通，我们看看情况如何。但他们的所作所为非常恶劣。”
詹姆斯·拉波塔和埃莉诺·沃森对本文亦有贡献。
U.S. ordering some government staff to depart Saudi Arabia, reducing military footprint in Middle East
2026-10-21T17:39:00-0400 / CBS News
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Olivia Gazis covers intelligence and international security matters for CBS News. Twice Emmy-nominated, she has traveled worldwide with the secretary of state and contributes reporting on intelligence, foreign policy and other security topics across CBS News broadcast, radio, online and streaming platforms.
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Updated on: October 21, 2026 / 7:28 PM EDT / CBS News
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The U.S. State Department has ordered non-essential U.S. embassy personnel to depart Saudi Arabia, following an uptick in attacks on the kingdom by Iran-backed Houthi militants.
The U.S. military has also been quietly reducing its footprint at posts in the Middle East due to ongoing regional threats from the Houthis and direct threats from Iran, a U.S. official and a senior U.S. military official told CBS News on Wednesday.
The State Department “issued an ordered departure for non-emergency U.S. government employees and their family members in Saudi Arabia only,” spokesperson Tommy Pigott wrote in a Wednesday X post, pushing back on a report that orders could apply to other Gulf states.
CBS News has learned several other embassies adjusted their staffing under “restricted operations” status, but have not gone on ordered departure, which involves the mandatory evacuation of designated diplomatic staff and accompanying family due to security risks.
The restricted operations status, which the department introduced in August amid flare-ups in the war with Iran, allows embassies to reduce staffing and services without fully suspending operations.
The decision to draw down personnel in Saudi Arabia comes after U.S. embassies in the kingdom, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and other countries issued warnings over the weekend, urging Americans in the region to exercise caution and prepare for travel disruptions due to Houthi attacks.
“Iranian-supported Houthis have increasingly engaged in hostilities against Saudi Arabia, including attacks on civilian airports and other critical infrastructure resulting in civilian casualties and severe travel disruptions,” Pigott said Wednesday.
The Houthis have launched drones and missiles at airports and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia in recent weeks, including a strike on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport earlier this month that killed 12 people and injured more than 300 others. One American was among those killed.
The attacks have continued, with a Saudi-led military coalition reporting that it intercepted multiple Houthi drones on Monday and Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry said Tuesday that air defenses blocked a drone attack on the country’s Shaybah oil field. Two people were killed and two were injured by falling debris, according to the agency, which did not specify who launched the drone.
Meanwhile, the Houthis have sought to expand their territorial control in Yemen. The group has controlled a large swath of the country for more than a decade, including the capital of Sanaa.
Some Saudi officials have blamed Iran for the conduct of the Houthis, which are aligned with the Islamic Republic. Iran has denied any role in the escalation.
The conflict could cause problems beyond Saudi Arabia due to the Houthis’ proximity to the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key maritime chokepoint that a large share of the world’s oil flows through. The strait has become more important in recent months due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz wrought by the U.S.-Iran war.
Ambassador Marwan Ali Noman, political adviser to the Foreign Minister of Yemen, warned in an interview with CBS News on Tuesday that the Houthis could continue their attacks unless confronted.
“We are fighting on behalf of everyone, because the threat and risk of the Houthis will expand,” Noman said, adding that the Yemeni government is seeking international assistance.
The United Kingdom has offered support to Saudi Arabia, including defensive air operations.
It’s not clear whether the Trump administration is also planning to assist Saudi Arabia. President Trump did not rule out strikes on the Houthis after the group’s deadly Oct. 10 attack on the Riyadh airport, telling reporters: “We may.”
Mr. Trump said earlier this month: “We have communication with the Houthis, and we’ll see what happens. But what they did was very bad.”
James LaPorta and Eleanor Watson contributed to this report.
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