Americans urged to leave 14 Middle East countries amid Iran war "due to serious safety risks"

Source CBS Local
Original Load Date March 3, 2026, 10 a.m.
Last Updated March 3, 2026, 10 a.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/iran-war-americans-urged-leave-middle-east-countries-safety-risks/

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The U.S. State Department is [ urging Americans to leave ][23] 14 countries across the Middle East as the [ Iran war ][24] widened Tuesday with [ Iranian proxies ][24] being drawn in and Iran continuing its retaliatory fire. Americans were urged late Monday to "depart now" from Bahrain, Egypt, Ir...