The U.S. Department of State has issued a warning urging U.S. citizens to leave certain countries following intensified tensions between the United States and Iran.
The travel advisory is “a report from the U.S. Department of State that describes the risks and recommended precautions for U.S. citizens—not foreign nationals—in a foreign destination.”
Tensions have escalated quickly between the United States and Iran, and the ongoing situation in the region has many concerned. The U.S. Department of State has released a warning advising Americans residing in or traveling to the region to leave.
Travel advisory for U.S. citizens
U.S. citizens are advised to depart Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen as quickly as possible.
“On March 2, 2026, the Department of State ordered non-emergency U.S. government employees and U.S. government family members to leave the United Arab Emirates due to the threat of armed conflict,” the website reads.
Americans in these areas are advised to depart “using available commercial transportation.”
“Our number one priority is the safety and security of American citizens everywhere in the world,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a video posted on social media, according to Time.
“We’re ahead of schedule”
President Donald Trump suggested the conflict could stretch on for weeks, or even longer.
“We’re already substantially ahead of our time projections. But whatever the time is, it’s OK,” Trump said during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House while honoring four service members who were killed by Iranian retaliatory strikes, according to NBC News.
He went on: “Whatever it takes. … Right from the beginning, we projected four to five weeks, but we have capability to go far longer than that.
“And as you know, that was done in about an hour,” he said. “So we’re ahead of schedule there by a lot.”
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