State Department Orders Americans to Leave 15 Middle East Nations Immediately

The U.S. State Department issued an urgent directive Monday for American citizens to evacuate more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries following U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran. The evacuation order covers 15 nations including Saudi Arabia and the UAE as tensions escalate across the region.

WASHINGTON – Federal officials issued an urgent evacuation order Monday, directing American citizens to leave 15 Middle Eastern nations immediately following escalating military actions between the United States, Israel, and Iran.

The State Department’s assistant secretary for consular affairs, Mora Namdar, instructed U.S. nationals to utilize any available commercial flights to exit the region “due to safety risks.”

The evacuation directive encompasses Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. This follows the department’s recent updates to regional travel advisories warning Americans against visiting these areas.

Earlier Monday, the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan, confirmed its staff had evacuated the facility “due to a threat.”

Federal authorities have established an inter-agency emergency task force to handle the crisis and coordinate America’s response to the expanding conflict, according to a U.S. official.

The escalation began Saturday when American and Israeli forces launched coordinated attacks on Iranian targets, resulting in the deaths of numerous high-ranking officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran retaliated with counter-strikes against U.S. and Israeli positions throughout the region.

President Donald Trump indicated Monday that military planners initially estimated the conflict would span four to five weeks, though he acknowledged it could extend beyond that timeframe.

The regional warfare has claimed numerous lives and triggered a surge in energy costs after Iranian leadership threatened to target vessels attempting passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for global oil shipments.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Energy Secretary Chris Wright plan to unveil measures Tuesday aimed at addressing rising energy prices, according to the nation’s top diplomat, Marco Rubio.

“We anticipated this could be an issue, and Secretary Wright and Bessent will begin to roll out those steps, starting tomorrow, to mitigate, to mitigate against the impact that could have,” Rubio stated before briefing congressional leadership about the strikes.