Security analyst Yair Goldblatt posted on X that embassies in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates have issued warnings to their citizens in the Middle East.
Security analyst Yair Goldblatt posted on Saturday evening a list of 10 Arab countries where embassies have issued warnings to their citizens in the Middle East, according to a post on X. The countries listed are Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
The post follows the United States issuing warnings to its citizens across the Middle East earlier Saturday evening, as The Zioneer reported. The US warnings, published by American embassies in the region, urged citizens to exercise heightened caution or depart the area amid preparations for potential strikes on Iran.
The diplomatic alerts come against a backdrop of heightened regional tensions. The US has raised the alert level at its bases in Gulf countries, and Iran has issued warnings to Gulf residents to stay away from US installations. The IRGC previously warned residents of Kuwait, Bahrain, and the UAE to distance themselves from American military sites.
It remains unclear which specific embassies are included in the latest list—whether they are exclusively US embassies or include other Western missions—and whether the warnings are coordinated or independent.
4 developments
- StrongUS State Department details travel advisory, warns of airline cancellations, airspace closures
- DevelopingUS State Department issues travel warning for Israel, urges citizens to leave immediately
- DevelopingUS issues travel advisory warning of potential further escalation in Middle East
- DevelopingUS Embassy in Jerusalem Issues Security Alert, Urges Americans to Prepare for Flight Cancellations
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