Middle East Warning
State Department urges Americans to consider leaving as regional tensions escalate.
August 1, 2026 · Updated Aug 1, 7:36pm ET
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What happened
The State Department on Saturday urged Americans across the Middle East to exercise heightened vigilance and be ready to leave on short notice, warning of flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel disruptions. U.S. embassies posted the alert in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The warning followed President Donald Trump’s statement that the U.S. would be “hitting” Iran “very hard” if needed, while Iran vowed to “punish” the U.S. Kuwait later said it responded to a new round of drone attacks.
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