US ready to evacuate Yemen embassy

January 21, 2015

Two U.S. Navy warships moved into new positions in the Red Sea late Monday to be ready to evacuate Americans from the US embassy in Yemen if an order comes to do so, CNN has learned.So far, there has been no decision to evacuate the embassy.

The USS Iwo Jima and the USS Fort McHenry were moved "because they will be in the best position if asked," by the state department to evacuate the embassy, a US official with direct knowledge of the planning tells CNN.

So far there has been decision to evacuate the embassy, and no request from the State Department for military assistance.

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