- The U.S. State Department is urging Americans to immediately leave the Middle East via commercial means, citing serious safety risks.
- The State Department urged U.S. citizens via X to leave Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen “using available commercial travel.”
- The statement also said “Americans who need State Department help arranging commercial departures can call us 24/7 at +1‑202‑501‑4444 (from abroad) or +1‑888‑407‑4747 (from the U.S. and Canada).”
- The alert comes as President Donald Trump warned Tehran that larger strikes are anticipated, as the U.S. and Israel have traded blows with Iran for three days.
- Trump stated he expects the fighting to continue for approximately four weeks as Hezbollah joined on the side of Iran, blowing open the crisis into a regional conflict.
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