The State Department noted that Americans should use any available commercial transportation to exit the specified countries, considering the serious security threats. This was reported on Twitter by the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Mora Namdar, citing Secretary of State Marco Rubio. X
Among the countries from which Americans are advised to leave are: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
On February 28, a joint operation by the U.S. and Israel against Iran began. In response, Iran launched attacks on Israel and U.S. airbases in the Middle East. On March 3, authorities in Israel, the UAE, Syria, Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia reported the prevention of a missile attack.
