The United States has ordered non-emergency government personnel and their families to leave several Middle Eastern nations, including Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, and Jordan.
The directive comes as Washington closed multiple diplomatic missions across the region due to the rapidly escalating conflict involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran.
The broader security situation has prompted heightened precautions at diplomatic facilities across the region.
Authorities have also restricted non-essential travel to military installations as the airspace in many areas remains closed, leaving numerous foreign nationals stranded.
The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia closed on Tuesday after the Saudi Defense Ministry confirmed the embassy was attacked by two Iranian drones. American citizens in cities such as Jeddah, Riyadh, and Dhahran have been instructed to continue sheltering in place while the security situation develops.
Additionally, the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait announced it will remain closed until further notice, cancelling all consular appointments following a separate attack the previous day. In Israel, the U.S. Embassy stated it cannot currently evacuate or directly assist Americans seeking to leave, advising citizens to formulate independent security and travel plans.
U.S. President Donald Trump stated the campaign's objectives are to destroy Iran's missile capabilities, eliminate its navy, and prevent the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Trump added that the operations are intended to stop Tehran from supporting allied groups such as Lebanon's Hezbollah. Secretary of State Marco Rubio informed Congress that the hardest military strikes are still to come, warning the conflict could last for several weeks.
Iranian forces have retaliated by striking various targets across the Gulf. Recent impacts include drone attacks on commercial data centers in the United Arab Emirates and infrastructure in Bahrain, signalling a potential prolonged conflict.
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One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a fresh attack on Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Houthis killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said late Monday that it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi group toward Khamis Mushait in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
The Kremlin on Monday rejected a 60-day ceasefire idea proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to allow his country to hold presidential elections, saying it wanted an overall peace deal instead.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia hit at least six energy targets in deadly strikes across Ukraine, showing Moscow is unwilling to accept the energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of blaming Kabul for its domestic political and security problems, as Islamabad repeated claims that militants are using Afghan territory to launch attacks across the border.
Pakistan has called on Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities to crack down on militants operating from Afghan territory, warning that cross-border attacks pose a growing threat to regional security.
Saudi Arabia has vowed to remain resilient after a wave of Houthi missile and drone attacks killed around 20 people at Riyadh's main airport, raising concerns over the kingdom's air defences and disrupting flights across the region.
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