U.S. orders non-essential workers to go away embassy in Beirut as Iran tensions rise

The State Department has ordered non-essential workers to go away its embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, amid rising tensions within the Middle East. Indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran are set to be held in Geneva this Thursday. Osamah Khalil, chair of the International Relations Program at Syracuse University, joined CBS News to debate.

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