State Department urges Americans to leave Middle East immediately over ‘serious’ safety risks

Published March 2, 2026 8:47pm ET



The State Department urged all Americans in the Middle East to leave immediately over “serious” safety risks as Iran continues to attack the United States’s Arab allies.

On Monday, the State Department’s assistant secretary for consular affairs, Mora Namdar, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio “urges Americans to DEPART NOW from the countries below using available commercial transportation, due to serious safety risks.” She then provided several resources for people across the Middle East to contact for help with evacuations.

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