The US Department of State on Monday called on Americans to immediately leave more than a dozen countries in the West Asia, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, amid US-Israeli strikes against Iran.
Mora Namdar, the State Department’s assistant secretary for consular affairs, said US citizens should depart using available commercial transportation “due to safety risks”.
The warning followed updated travel advisories issued in recent days recommending against travel to several countries across the region.
Countries covered by advisory Monday’s advisory applies to Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
Earlier on Monday, the US Embassy in Amman, Jordan, announced that its personnel had departed the site “due to a threat”.
The US Embassy in Riyadh was attacked by Iran on Tuesday.
The @SecRubio @StateDept urges Americans to DEPART NOW from the countries below using available commercial transportation, due to serious safety risks.
Americans who need State Department assistance arranging to depart via commercial means, CALL US 24/7 at +1-202-501-4444 (from… pic.twitter.com/vdplAik2Sq — Assistant Secretary Mora Namdar....
