State Department Warns Americans to Immediately Leave Most Middle East Nations

The U.S. State Department on March 2 urged any Americans currently in more than a dozen Middle East nations and regions to leave immediately due to “serious safety risks” as the Iran war continues in its third day. Americans in Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Yemen should depart now through any available commercial transportation, the U.S. State Department said in a travel security fact sheet updated at 4 p.m. (EST) on Monday. Mora Namdar, the U.S. State Department’s assistant secretary for consular affairs, said any Americans who need assistance can call the agency 24 hours a day....