Ammon News - The U.S. Department of ‌State on Monday called on Americans to immediately depart more than a dozen countries in the Middle East, amid U.S-Israeli strikes against Iran.

Mora Namdar, the State Department's assistant secretary for ​consular affairs, said U.S. citizens should leave using available commercial transportation "due to safety risks."

The ​warning came after the department, in recent days, updated its travel advisories for ⁠several countries in the region to recommend against travel.

The advisory applies to Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, ​Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United ​Arab Emirates and Yemen.

Reuters