3 hours agoUS Urges Their Citizens to Leave Almost All Middle Eastern Countries, including Israel
Periskopi(4 months ago)
(4 months ago)The United States on Monday called on Americans to leave all over the Middle East from Egypt to the east, including Israel, while State Secretary Marco Rubio pledged attacks “even more punitive to Iran after the Islamic Republic launched revenge attacks on American assets in the region. State Department “makes [...]
The State Department “calls on LAGOrogen TANI Americans from the countries below using available commercial transport, due to serious security risks”, wrote Mora Namdar, assistant secretary of state for consular affairs at X, writes Times of Israel.
Namdar ranked Israel, the West Coast and Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar and Iran.
The @Sec Rubio @StateDept wars Americans to DEPART NOW from the countries below using available communication transport, due to serious safety risks. Americans who need State Department assisting to depart via communial means, CALL US 24/7 at +1-202-501-44 (from... Pic.twitter. com/vdplAik2 Sq
) Assistant Secret Mor Namdar ( @AsstSecState CA) March 2, 2026
She also cited Egypt, the most populated country in the region, which is not targeted in Iran's revenge attacks despite years of strained relations with the Islamic Republic.
As the Israeli media points out, the United States has not organised their evacuation flights and commercial flights have been cut off across the region, with Israel, Qatar, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Bahrain closing their airspace.
Israel is not expected to reopen its airspace before next week, and the country's Ben Guron Airport is closed. /Periscope
