ISTANBUL, Aug 1 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- The United States (US) on Saturday urged Americans to consider leaving West Asia if regional tensions and hostilities continue to escalate, Anadolu Ajansi reported.
Security alerts issued by the US embassies in Jordan and Iraq and the US Consulate General in Erbil, northern Iraq, conveyed the advisory.
“Americans currently in West Asia should exercise caution and heightened vigilance and should be prepared for flight cancellations, periodic airspace closures, and potential travel disruptions,” the embassies said in security alerts posted on US social media company X.
They also advised Americans outside West Asia to “seriously reconsider travel to and through the region.”
The embassies warned that “Iran and groups supportive of Iran may target other US interests overseas” and described the situation in West Asia as “fluid.”
“US Embassy Amman advises all Americans to avoid travel to military bases in Jordan,” said the US Embassy in Jordan’s capital, urging citizens to monitor official warnings and follow instructions from Jordanian authorities.
The warning came amid heightened tensions and hostilities between the US and Iran, as CBS News reported, citing officials who said that Washington is planning new strikes on Iran this weekend.
Earlier Saturday, Kuwait said it intercepted Iranian drones targeting a government facility and civilian vehicles, while a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz.
No casualties were reported in either incident.
-- BERNAMA-ANADOLU