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Warren Questions TRANSCOM's Role as 120,000 Americans Evacuated

5/28/2026

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Senator Elizabeth Warren questioned why U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), which moved 1,500 State Department staff, was not assigned to evacuate non-government U.S. citizens after President Donald Trump’s Iran war began, citing a discrepancy between General Randall Reed’s Senate testimony and command’s claim it received no orders to assist travelers.
State Department reported that 120,000 U.S. citizens have returned from the Middle East via over 60 charter flights and ground transport.

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Senator Elizabeth Warren questioned why U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), which moved 1,500 State Department staff, was not assigned to evacuate non-government U.S. citizens after President Donald Trump’s Iran war began, citing a discrepancy between General Randall Reed’s Senate testimony and command’s claim it received no orders to assist travelers.
State Department reported that 120,000 U.S. citizens have returned from the Middle East via over 60 charter flights and ground transport.