The headlines leave out the part where this is a requirement of their security clearance. It is not uncommon for those holding a security clearance to be discouraged or prohibited from relationships with foreign nationals. It also isn’t a direct prohibition, it would just result in a loss of their clearance, and you are absolutely correct that this will result in more leverage against US personnel.

Why not link directly to the article then instead of a Reddit post that links to an article?

A Reddit post is not an article.

Did they photoshop the orange tan on him or has he been taking beauty advice from Trump?

Should call it jerk day.