“AMERICANS IN THE MIDDLE EAST: LEAVE NOW! ” –US STATE DEPT
GREATRIBUNETVNEWS ”U.S. State Department has issued an urgent advisory for Americans to depart 14 Middle Eastern countries immediately due to “serious safety risks”.
Key Issues:
– _”The U.S. State Department urged all Americans to depart from 14 Middle Eastern countries on Monday including Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.”_
– Countries Affected: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen
– _”Depart now using commercial transportation.”_ – U.S. State Department
– Reason: Escalating tensions and safety concerns due to U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran
– _”The department cited “serious safety risks” throughout the Middle East.”_
The State Department frequently orders the departure of non-essential U.S. government staff members or advises U.S. citizens to leave individual countries in the Middle East amid various conflicts, but Monday’s advisory may be the widest-ranging departure recommendation that the department has made in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
It follows Iranian drone and missile attacks against a swath of countries in the region, focusing largely on Israel and close U.S. partners in the Persian Gulf that host U.S. military bases.
Washington now advises that U.S. citizens depart from Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, “the West Bank,” Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans live in those countries at any given time.
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