“Business as usual” in Lebanon after Beirut US embassy partial evacuation

Lebanon (MNN) — The United States ordered the evacuation of non-essential personnel from its embassy in Beirut, Lebanon on February 23. Pierre Houssney with Horizons Internationalcalls it “a thermometer check” on the growing US-Iran tensions, yet he says on the ground in Lebanon, life continues as normal. The evacuation order comes as Iran and the United States have engaged in nuclear talks, but also saber-rattling and outright repositioning of military firepower. The US has amassed its largest