U.S. State Department Urges Citizens to Leave Middle East Amid Tensions

The U.S. State Department has issued a call for American citizens to "immediately leave" several countries and regions in the Middle East. According to Odaily, the advisory includes Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. This move comes amid rising tensions in the region.