US embassies across the Middle East have issued country-specific travel warnings to American citizens, urging them to exercise caution and noting that options for leaving the region are limited, according to an Associated Press report on Friday. The embassies explained that options for leaving the region have become limited and may shrink further as tensions between the US and Iran escalate. At least 11 US embassies in the region issued these warnings, which are consistent with the State Department’s “Worldwide Caution” and regional alerts issued late last week.
The global and country-specific warnings issued do not indicate an imminent military escalation, but they do note that several airlines have already canceled flights to the region, and others may follow suit if tensions continue to rise, according AP. The US embassies that issued these warnings included the US embassies in Bahrain, the virtual embassy to Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The post United States issues warnings to its citizens in 11 Middle Eastern countries appeared first on Egypt Independent.
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