As tensions between the United States and Iran continue to escalate, the US State Department on Saturday (local time) issued a travel advisory for Americans worldwide, citing the deteriorating security situation.
As tensions between the United States and Iran continue to escalate, the US State Department on Saturday (local time) issued a travel advisory for Americans worldwide, citing the deteriorating security situation.
US issues advisory for Americans abroad
In a release, the State Department noted, “Due to heightened tensions in the Middle East, the security environment remains complex with the potential for unforeseen escalation,” and added, “We remind Americans in the region of the continued need for caution and encourage them to monitor the news for breaking developments. The Department of State advises Americans worldwide, and especially in the Middle East, to exercise increased caution.”
It further said that Americans abroad should follow the guidance in security alerts issued by the nearest US embassy or consulate. “Flight cancellations and periodic airspace closures may cause travel disruptions. US diplomatic facilities, including outside the Middle East, have been targeted. Groups supportive of Iran may target other US interests overseas or locations associated with the United States and/or Americans throughout the world,” the statement added.
The Department also noted that US diplomatic facilities, including those outside the Middle East, have previously been targeted in the past and cautioned that groups supportive of Iran could target Washington’s interests overseas.
US-Iran ceasefire collapses
The development comes as the ceasefire between the US and Iran collapsed last week after the two sides exchanged fire. On Saturday, Washington renewed attacks on Tehran after two American troops were killed in Jordan after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched attacks at Al-Azraq base. Reacting to the attack that killed American military personnel, US President Donald Trump called it a ‘very sad thing,’ and added that the troops died “in service of our country” and reiterated that the war’s key objective is “never allowing Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
The attack marks the latest escalation between the US and Iran, a month after they signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) to end hostilities and work towards a framework agreement that would end the war in the Middle East.
The ceasefire collapse has renewed the conflict in West Asia, with the US striking Iranian military and civilian assets, and the Islamic Republic also targeting American bases across the Gulf in retaliatory strikes.
Iran no longer bound by 14-point MoU: FM spokesperson
On Saturday, Tehran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, said the country no longer considers itself committed to implementing the MoU, signed last month with the US, after Washington violated its obligations under the agreement by escalating its military strike on the Islamic Republic.
State broadcaster IRIB, citing Baghaei, reported that the MoU was based on reciprocal commitments and that Washington’s actions had altered the Islamic Republic’s position on the interim deal.
He said, “The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding was based on a commitment for a commitment, and with the US’s action to violate its commitments, Iran no longer considers itself committed to implementing it.”
Baghaei went on to say that Tehran’s retaliatory strikes were limited to self-defence and only targeted Washington’s military assets in the region.
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