US State Dept urges Americans to depart 14 Middle East countries immediately; orders evacuation of staff from 6 states
·Middle East (regional)
The US State Department issued an urgent advisory urging Americans to depart immediately from 14 Middle Eastern countries, citing serious safety risks. Separately, nonessential US diplomatic staff and their families were ordered to evacuate six countries.
The US State Department issued its most sweeping regional evacuation advisory of the conflict, urging Americans to depart immediately from 14 Middle East countries including Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Syria, Yemen, and the Palestinian territories. The advisory cited 'serious safety risks' from the widening conflict. In a separate order, nonessential diplomatic staff and their families were ordered to evacuate six specific countries: Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. The sweeping advisory reflects the rapid expansion of the conflict zone following Iranian retaliatory drone and missile strikes across the Gulf region. US embassies in Riyadh and Kuwait had already been closed following direct Iranian drone strikes. US citizens across the region are scrambling to book flights out, with commercial aviation severely disrupted by airspace closures.
State Department: Americans must depart 14 Middle East countries immediately. Nonessential diplomatic staff evacuated from Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE. Military and charter flights being organized.
Iran: The mass evacuation of US personnel from the region confirms the scope of Iranian retaliatory capability. This is the consequence of American aggression.
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U.S. Department of State@@StateDeptBREAKING
SECURITY ALERT: The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to depart immediately from 14 countries in the Middle East. Non-essential U.S. government employees and their families are ordered to evacuate Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE. Serious safety risks exist across the region.
PHAROS NOTEMost sweeping US regional evacuation order in decades. 14 countries, nonessential staff ordered out of 6. Reflects scale of regional threat.
U.S. Department of State@@StateDeptBREAKING
SECURITY ALERT: US citizens in the Middle East should DEPART IMMEDIATELY. 14 countries under Level 4 Do Not Travel advisory. Non-essential embassy staff evacuating Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE. US embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait closed. If you are an American in the region, get out now.
PHAROS NOTEState Dept Level 4 advisory for 14 countries — most sweeping regional evacuation in modern US history. Reflects true scale of conflict expansion.