{"id":46751,"date":"2026-03-03T12:31:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/multiple-us-embassies-are-telling-americans-they-cannot-evacuate-or-help-them-get-out-of-the-middle-east\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T12:31:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:31:43","slug":"multiple-us-embassies-are-telling-americans-they-cannot-evacuate-or-help-them-get-out-of-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/multiple-us-embassies-are-telling-americans-they-cannot-evacuate-or-help-them-get-out-of-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple US embassies are telling Americans they cannot evacuate or help them get out of the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/69a6cd8ed3e2f1aef369dd9e?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Tehran\"\/><figcaption>The US and Israel launched major strikes on Iran over the weekend, leading to retaliatory attacks across the Middle East from the Iranian military.<\/p>\n<p>Fatemeh Bahrami\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The US State Department has advised Americans to leave some countries in the Middle East.<\/li>\n<li>The US embassies in Jerusalem and Qatar have said they are unable to help citizens evacuate.<\/li>\n<li>Conflict is escalating in the region after the US and Israel struck Iran on Saturday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>American citizens across the Middle East are attempting to follow official advice and evacuate as conflict escalates in the region following US and Israeli attacks on Iran on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>But multiple US embassies have said they are unable to help citizens trying to leave.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The U.S. Embassy is not in a position\u202fat this time\u202fto evacuate or directly assist Americans in\u202fdeparting\u202fIsrael,&quot; the US Embassy in Jerusalem said in a post on X on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The embassy shared that the Israeli Ministry of Tourism was operating shuttles to a border crossing between Egypt and Israel at the town of Taba.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;If you choose to avail yourself of this option to depart, the US government cannot guarantee your safety,&quot; said the US embassy, adding that they were sharing the information &quot;as a courtesy to those wishing to leave Israel.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>In Qatar, where Iranian retaliatory strikes have hit key energy facilities, the country&#039;s US embassy issued a travel advisory on Tuesday, also warning American citizens they were unable to help them evacuate, saying that they should &quot;take advantage of commercial transportation options.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The US embassy in Qatar advised Americans who chose to stay to create a contingency plan, but said that &quot;these alternative plans should not rely on the US government for assisted departure or evacuation.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The list of countries Americans are being urged to depart from immediately is as follows: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on Business Insider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US and Israel launched major strikes on Iran over the weekend, leading to retaliatory attacks across the Middle East from the Iranian military. Fatemeh Bahrami\/Anadolu via Getty Images The US State Department has advised Americans to leave some countries in the Middle East. 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