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State Department urges U.S. citizens to leave more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries

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by Associated Press
March 3, 2026
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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Mora Namdar posted on the social media site X that Americans in countries including Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Israel should "DEPART NOW" using any available commercial transportation.

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