AL DRAGO / REUTERS The Trump administration has been slammed for leaving thousands of Americans stranded in the Middle East with no U.S. government assistance after the president’s war on Iran. Late Monday, the U.S. State Department urged citizens to immediately evacuate from 14 countries as Trump’s Saturday military assault on Iran has led to further retaliatory attacks across the Middle East. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that around 1,500 Americans stuck in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Saudi Arabia have asked for assistance to get home. He added that around 9,000 have been able to leave since the war started. Read more at The Daily Beast.