The US State Department orders exits for non\u2011emergency staff in six Middle Eastern countries after a sharp escalation in regional attacks linked to ongoing US\u2011Israeli military operations and Iran\u2019s retaliation.
\nThe US State Department orders exits as the security situation deteriorates across the Gulf, Iraq, and Jordan, prompting embassy closures and emergency warnings.<\/p>\n
The US State Department said Tuesday it had instructed non\u2011essential staff to leave Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
\nUpdated travel advisories cited an ongoing threat of drone and missile attacks from Iran in five countries while Iraq\u2019s notice referenced broader security concerns.<\/p>\n
The confrontation intensified after joint US\u2011Israeli strikes killed Iran\u2019s supreme leader on Saturday. Tehran responded with widespread ballistic and drone attacks across the Middle East.
\nIran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards confirmed targeting a US air base in Bahrain according to IRNA.<\/p>\n
In Baghdad, hundreds of protesters attempted Sunday to enter the fortified Green Zone where the US embassy is located. Many wore black as they marched toward the area that houses government institutions and diplomatic missions.
\nIraqi authorities said Tuesday they seized nine rockets and a launchpad in Abu Ghraib. According to Saad Maan, spokesperson for the security media cell, the rockets were already prepared for launch toward Baghdad International Airport.
\nThe airport hosts US military advisors and previously housed coalition forces.
\nA group calling itself Saraya Awliyaa al\u2011Dam, part of what it claims is the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, said it was behind earlier drone attacks on the airport.<\/p>\n
The US embassy in Amman announced a temporary staff evacuation on Monday due to unspecified threats.
\nIn Kuwait, the US embassy closed until further notice after smoke was seen rising from the compound following Iranian strikes.
\nAFP reporters in Qatar heard explosions on Tuesday while in the UAE falling debris from an intercepted drone caused a fire at an oil storage facility.<\/p>\n
The US embassy in Riyadh issued a warning Tuesday about imminent missile and drone attacks over Dhahran home to major energy installations.
\nHours earlier two drones struck the US embassy compound in Riyadh causing a small fire as part of Iran\u2019s retaliatory operations across the Gulf.
\nOn Monday the Ras Tanura refinery one of the region\u2019s largest and operated by Aramco partially shut down after a drone strike.
\nSaudi Arabia the world\u2019s biggest oil exporter has most of its key energy sites concentrated along its eastern coast across the Gulf from Iran.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Escalating regional conflict increases risks of spillover inside Iraq especially in areas hosting US forces.
\n\u2022 Rising attacks could affect Iraq\u2019s economy and foreign missions potentially disrupting travel and trade.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Six countries receive US evacuation orders.
\n\u2022 Multiple embassies close or partially evacuate.
\n\u2022 Drone and missile attacks rise across the Gulf.
\n\u2022 Iraq reports foiled rocket attack on Baghdad airport.<\/p>\n
The rising cycle of attacks and counterattacks continues to reshape the security landscape in Iraq and across the wider Gulf region as governments brace for further escalation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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