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US urges Americans to ‘DEPART NOW’ from Middle Eastern countries
The U.S. Department of State cited serious safety risks amid escalating US-Israel strikes on Iran and Iranian retaliations affecting 16 Middle Eastern nations, urging immediate departure.
- On Monday, Mora Namdar, State Department assistant secretary for consular affairs, urged Americans to `DEPART NOW` from more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries using commercial transport.
- U.S. and Israeli forces struck Iran on Saturday, killing top officials including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Tehran retaliated with strikes targeting several countries in the region.
- The U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan said its personnel departed due to a threat, while President Donald Trump warned on Monday the conflict could last four to five weeks or longer.
- Observers noted the advisory's unusual format, with reporters calling it `bizarre` and questioning if State Department notification processes can manage amid disrupted travel.
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State Department urges Americans to leave Middle East immediately
The State Department urged all Americans in the Middle East to leave immediately over “serious” safety risks as Iran continues to attack the United States’s Arab allies. On Monday, the State Department’s assistant secretary for consular affairs, Mora Namdar, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio “urges Americans to DEPART NOW from the countries below using available commercial transportation, due to serious safety risks.” She then provided several…
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