The United States Department of State has ordered the departure of non-emergency government personnel from Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq, citing heightened security risks as Iran responds to recent US-Israeli military action.
In a series of posts on X, the department said it updated its travel advisories for Bahrain and Jordan to reflect the “ordered departure of non-emergency US government personnel and family members of government personnel.”
A separate notice confirmed that non-essential US government employees in Iraq had been instructed on Monday to leave the country due to security concerns.
The precautionary moves come as tensions escalate across the region following joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran over the weekend. Tehran said the attacks killed dozens of civilians and the country’s supreme leader, prompting retaliatory action.
Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had targeted a US air base in Bahrain, according to a statement carried by the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency.
In Iraq, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the capital, Baghdad, with many attempting to breach the heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses key government facilities and the Embassy of the United States, Baghdad. The protest followed the reported killing of Iran’s top leadership.
Meanwhile, the Embassy of the United States, Amman in Amman said it had temporarily evacuated staff due to an unspecified threat.
Jordanian authorities also reported intercepting more than a dozen missiles since Iran began its retaliatory strikes on Saturday.
The developments underscore a rapidly widening conflict, with Washington taking precautionary steps to protect personnel as the security situation remains volatile across multiple fronts.