US embassies in Jerusalem, Baghdad and Amman issued security alerts Saturday urging American citizens to exercise "heightened vigilance," as tensions flare between Iran and the United States. Americans were also told to "consider departing, or be prepared to depart should there be escalation."
President Donald Trump threatened Friday to hit Iran "very hard," © Mena Today
US embassies in Jerusalem, Baghdad and Amman issued security alerts Saturday urging American citizens to exercise "heightened vigilance," as tensions flare between Iran and the United States. Americans were also told to "consider departing, or be prepared to depart should there be escalation."
The US embassy in Beirut, for its part, had not issued a security warning at the time of writing.
"Due to heightened tensions in the Middle East, the security environment remains complex with the potential for unforeseen escalation.
Americans currently in the Middle East should exercise caution and heightened vigilance and should be prepared for flight cancellations, periodic airspace closures, and potential travel disruptions," the US diplomatic missions in Israel, Iraq and Jordan wrote in identical alerts.
"Airlines in the region have postponed resuming previous flight schedules; others have cancelled certain routes. Americans in the region should consider departing, or be prepared to depart should there be escalation," they added.
President Donald Trump threatened Friday to hit Iran "very hard," as US media reported that Washington was weighing a fresh round of massive strikes over the weekend, which Israel could join, reportedly targeting energy infrastructure. Iran struck US military bases in Jordan on Wednesday, prompting joint US-Saudi strikes on Iran-aligned armed groups in Iraq, as well as a major wave of American strikes on Iranian territory.
A Lebanese official denied on Thursday a Reuters report that Beirut had agreed with Israel to a shortlist of countries that could send troops to Lebanon to verify the disarmament of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, and said it was following up on the issue with Washington.
Israel won't withdraw from southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed, the defence minister said on Thursday, qualifying remarks he made a day earlier that had suggested Israeli forces would occupy the territory indefinitely and drew U.S. criticism.
The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management", the head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit, Hossein Taeb, said on Thursday, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
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