2026-10-23T20:50:23.786Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
据多位知情人士透露，由于担心该地区局势可能升级，美国正紧急安排部分外交官及其家属从中东驻外岗位撤离。
此次撤离被描述为令人挫败且混乱的“似曾相识”，因为许多被撤离人员在伊朗战争最激烈时期被调离，最近才刚刚返回岗位。
“说这次行动混乱都算是轻描淡写了，”一名美国外交官表示，他们目前获得的财政支持不足以覆盖全家从中东撤离的费用。许多家属在今年年初战争初期就匆忙收拾行李离开中东住所，为孩子寻找新的住房和学校。如今许多人不得不再次经历同样的过程，他们表示国务院提供的财政支持可能比之前更少。
“这和今年年初家属们经历的混乱如出一辙。有些人刚安顿下来，就又接到撤离通知，”美国外交人员协会发言人 Nikki Gamer 告诉 CNN，“他们感到不安、困惑和愤怒，这完全可以理解。”
周五晚些时候，一名国务院官员证实，美国所有直接聘用的工作人员及其家属“将获得每日津贴、住宿和学校支持，津贴标准与他们所在国家的地理区域的政府收费标准一致。”
此次调整正值伊朗支持的胡塞武装加大对沙特阿拉伯的攻击之际——国务院曾多次警告，这些敌对行动“有可能迅速升级，超出当前冲突范围”。
与此同时，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普暗示，他可能在中期选举后重启对伊朗的打击，还有消息人士称，以色列已进行游说，要求采取更直接的行动，但目前尚未成功。
本周，国务院下令沙特阿拉伯的非紧急人员及所有家属撤离。官员表示，此次撤离是针对胡塞武装的局势升级做出的回应。
与此同时，消息人士告诉 CNN，国务院已悄然调整中东其他多个大使馆的人员编制上限，包括约旦、巴林、科威特、卡塔尔、阿拉伯联合酋长国和黎巴嫩。
一名国务院官员向 CNN 证实，黎巴嫩、阿联酋、卡塔尔和约旦“将在受限行动状态下临时调整人员配置水平”。他们表示，科威特和巴林的人员没有变动，这意味着这两国的人员数量未超过编制上限。
该官员表示：“在受限行动状态下，人员配置水平会不断评估和调整。”
与沙特阿拉伯的强制撤离不同，从中东其他大使馆的人员调整并未公开宣布。国务院强调，这些大使馆与沙特不同，并未改变状态，仍处于“受限行动”状态。即便状态没有正式变化，“受限行动”状态下的人员配置仍可能发生变动。
“简直像是《土拨鼠日》里的场景，”一名安曼消息人士在谈到一些大使馆人员被要求再次撤离约旦首都时表示。
并非所有大使馆都允许子女返回岗位，但多数允许配偶返回。如今，这些家属正离开这些刚获准返回的大使馆，但消息人士称，与今年年初不同，家属并未获得同等的财政支持。
一名熟悉此次撤离的消息人士表示，从国务院位于华盛顿特区雾谷的总部到驻外外交人员的沟通与协调，“和伊朗战争初期一样乱成一团”。
在人员调整的几天里，外交人员担心国务院是否会为他们提供前往美国的每日搬迁津贴，该消息人士指出，一些大使馆尚未就撤离前的典型规划会议或员工听证会进行安排。
“很多人是通过新闻得知撤离消息，而不是他们驻外岗位的领导，”该消息人士补充道。
代表外交人员的工会——美国外交人员协会表示，他们听闻了“官僚踢皮球”的情况。
该工会在周四的一份声明中表示：“那些刚返回岗位、为子女重新办理入学的家属，又被告知要准备撤离，但却没有被告知可以获得多少财政支持。”
美国外交人员协会发言人 Gamer 告诉 CNN，“沙特阿拉伯以外的家属向协会反映，他们被要求撤离，但却没有得到确认的住房援助或每日津贴。”他们被告知，这是因为大使馆的状态并未从“受限行动”中调整。
家属通常依靠这些津贴寻找住房，支付在国外背井离乡的相关意外费用，尤其是如果外交人员需要作为必要人员留在大使馆的话。
Gamer 表示：“家属有权在登机前知道自己将如何支付住房费用。”
一名国务院官员表示：“我们理解，处于受限行动状态、授权撤离或强制撤离对我们的外交人员及其家属来说有多艰难。”
“我们承诺利用一切可用工具帮助家属度过这段艰难时期，包括额外费用和子女入学安排，”他们表示，“我们正在直接与受最新调整影响的员工沟通，未来几天将有更多消息公布。”
本文已更新，补充了更多细节。
US discreetly moves diplomats and families from multiple Middle Eastern countries as escalation fears grow
2026-10-23T20:50:23.786Z / CNN
The United States is rushing to move some diplomats and their family members from posts in the Middle East as the threat of regional escalation looms, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
The departures have been described as a frustrating and chaotic déjà vu, as many of those leaving had only recently returned to their posts after being ordered out during the height of the Iran war.
“To say it has been chaotic is an understatement,” said one US diplomat, explaining that the financial support they have been offered to date does not cover the costs for moving their entire family from the region. Many of those families had scrambled then to leave their homes in the Middle East in the early weeks of the war and find new housing and schools for their kids. Now, many are having to do the same again, with what they say is potentially less financial support from the State Department.
“This echoes the chaos families experienced earlier this year. Some had barely settled back in before being told to leave again,” Nikki Gamer, the spokesperson for the American Foreign Service Association, told CNN. “They are understandably upset, confused, and angry.”
Later Friday, a State Department official confirmed that all US direct hire personnel and their families “are getting per diem allowances and support for lodging and schools, with per diem allowances consistent with government rates of where they are geographically in the country.”
The adjustments come as the Iranian-backed Houthis have increased their attacks on Saudi Arabia – hostilities which the State Department has repeatedly warned “have the potential to escalate rapidly beyond that immediate area.”
They also come as US President Donald Trump has suggested he could relaunch strikes against Iran after the midterms, and as sources said Israel has lobbied – unsuccessfully for now – for more immediate action.
The State Department this week ordered the departure of non-emergency personnel and all family members from Saudi Arabia. Officials said the ordered departure was done in response to the Houthi escalations.
At the same time, it has been quietly adjusting its staffing caps at multiple other embassies in the Middle East, including Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Lebanon, sources told CNN.
A State Department official confirmed to CNN that Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Jordan “will see temporary changes to staffing levels under restricted operations.” They said there are no changes to personnel in Kuwait or Bahrain, which suggest they are not over their staffing caps.
“Under Restricted Operations Status, staffing levels are constantly evaluated and adjusted,” the official said.
Unlike the Saudi Arabia ordered departure, the movements from these embassies have not been publicly announced. The State Department has stressed that those embassies, unlike Saudi Arabia, have not changed status and remain on “restricted operations” status. Even when there is no formal change in status, there can still be a change in staffing within the “restricted operations” status.
“There’s a very Groundhog Day vibe,” a source in Amman said of some embassy staff being asked to leave the Jordanian capital again.
Not all of the embassies allowed children to return to the posts, but most allowed spouses to come back. Now, the family members are leaving those embassies to which they have only recently been allowed to return – but unlike earlier this year, sources say family members are not being given the same financial support.
Communication and coordination around the departures from the department’s headquarters in Foggy Bottom to foreign service officers in the field is “just as much of a shit show” as early on in the Iran war, said one source familiar with the departures.
In the days around the adjustments, there were concerns among foreign service officers about whether the State Department will give their families “per diem” allowances for relocating to the US, the source said, noting that some embassies haven’t had the planning meetings or town halls with staff that are typical before departures.
“A lot of people are hearing about it through the news instead of their leadership at post,” the source added.
The American Foreign Service Association, the union representing foreign service officers, said it is hearing accounts “of bureaucratic ping-pong.”
“Families that had barely returned to their posts and re-enrolled their children in school are being told to prepare to evacuate again without being advised as to what level of financial support they can count on,” it said in a statement Thursday.
Gamer, the spokesperson for AFSA, told CNN that “families outside Saudi Arabia have told AFSA they are being directed to leave without confirmed housing assistance or per diem.” They have been told this is because their embassies are not changing status from “restricted operations.”
Families often rely on those allowances to help them find housing and cover the unexpected costs associated with being uprooted from their homes abroad, especially if their diplomatic family member is remaining at the embassy as an essential worker.
“Families deserve to know how they will pay for a place to live before they board a plane,” Gamer said.
The State Department official said, “We understand how hard being on Restricted Operations Status, Authorized Departure, or Ordered Departure is for our diplomatic staff and their families.”
“We are committed to using every tool available to help families navigate this difficult time, including the added expenses and school enrollment,” they said. “We are communicating directly with staff affected by these latest changes and will have more to say in the days ahead.”
This story has been updated with additional details.
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