BREAKING: US Orders Non-Emergency Staff to Leave Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq

• The United States has ordered the withdrawal of non-emergency personnel from Bahrain, Jordan, and Iraq, as tensions escalate following Iranian retaliatory attacks on US-linked targets across the region.

The US State Department on Tuesday ordered non-emergency personnel to leave Bahrain, Jordan, and Iraq, amid escalating tensions as Iran retaliates against recent US-Israeli strikes.

In posts on X, the department said it had updated travel advisories for Bahrain and Jordan “to reflect the ordered departure of non-emergency US government personnel and family members of government personnel.”

In a separate statement, it confirmed that its Iraq travel advisory had been revised to indicate that non-emergency US government employees were ordered to leave the country on Monday due to security concerns. The directive did not include their relatives.

The crisis follows a growing conflict that began on Saturday after joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran. According to Tehran, the attacks killed dozens of civilians, including the country’s supreme leader, triggering retaliatory actions.

Iran’s elite military force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said it targeted a United States air base in Bahrain. The claim was reported by the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).

In Iraq, tensions intensified as hundreds of protesters gathered in the capital, Baghdad, with many attempting to storm the heavily fortified Green Zone, where the US embassy is located. The protest followed reports of the Iranian leader’s death.

Meanwhile, in Jordan, the US embassy in Amman announced on Monday that it had temporarily evacuated staff due to an unspecified security threat.

Jordanian authorities also disclosed that the kingdom had intercepted more than a dozen missiles since Iran began its retaliatory strikes.

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In Saudi Arabia, the US embassy in Riyadh confirmed that its facility had come under attack. The embassy announced it would remain closed on Tuesday and advised American citizens to avoid the area and “shelter in place.”

Similarly, the US embassy in Kuwait City announced a temporary closure following ongoing regional tensions. The decision came a day after reports of smoke rising from the mission during Iranian attacks.

“Due to ongoing regional tensions, the US Embassy in Kuwait will be closed until further notice. We have cancelled all regular and emergency consular appointments,” the embassy said in a statement.

The situation underscores rising instability across the Middle East, as retaliatory strikes continue to heighten fears of a broader regional conflict.