US State Department Orders 'Non-emergency' Staff to Leave Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq

Smoke rises from US Navy Base after getting hit by an Iranian strike, in Juffair, Bahrain, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
Smoke rises from US Navy Base after getting hit by an Iranian strike, in Juffair, Bahrain, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
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US State Department Orders 'Non-emergency' Staff to Leave Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq

Smoke rises from US Navy Base after getting hit by an Iranian strike, in Juffair, Bahrain, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
Smoke rises from US Navy Base after getting hit by an Iranian strike, in Juffair, Bahrain, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

The US State Department said Tuesday it has ordered non-emergency personnel and their families to leave Bahrain and Jordan, as well as announcing it had ordered staff in Iraq to leave a day earlier, as Iran retaliates to US-Israeli strikes.

The department, in a post on X, said it had updated travel advisories for Bahrain and Jordan "to reflect the ordered departure of non-emergency US government personnel and family members of government personnel."

In an updated Iraq travel advisory, the department said it had on Monday "ordered non-emergency US government employees to leave Iraq due to security concerns."

The ​order ‌comes ‌as the US monitors ‌security risk linked to its ⁠conflict with ⁠Iran.