OfficialCivilian alertsWashington, D.C., United States
U.S. tells Americans across the Middle East to consider leaving as new strikes are planned
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 8:21 AM in New York
- Where
- Washington, D.C., United States
U.S. embassies in Amman, Jerusalem and Baghdad, and then the State Department region-wide, told Americans to 'consider departing, or be prepared to depart should there be escalation.' U.S. officials had told CNN that strikes on Iran were planned as soon as that weekend, after Trump said at a Cabinet meeting, 'We will be hitting them very hard.'
Why it matters
Qatari and Pakistani mediators were fielding calls with Iran and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to head off the attack, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman raised concerns about it with Trump.
Sources (5)
- CNNcnn.com
- CBS Newscbsnews.comPublished
- CNN (2)cnn.comPublished
- CNN (3)cnn.comPublished
- CNN (4)cnn.comPublished
Confidence: Stated by a named government, military, or institution. Not independently confirmed. About confidence labels
Correction
- Corrected the time from 2:00 PM New York time, Aug 1, 2026 to 8:21 AM New York time, Aug 1, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "State Department warns Americans region-wide as new strikes are prepared"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Washington, D.C. / Middle East to Washington, D.C., United States; changed the confidence label from reported to official; reclassified it from alert to civil-defense-alert; updated the sourcing note; added 4 sources: CBS News, CNN. Why and evidence
