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US orders non-emergency staff to leave Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan

AL-MONITOR
Mar 3, 2026
Vehicles drive past a building that was damaged by an Iranian drone attack, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Seef, Manama, Bahrain, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
Vehicles drive past a building that was damaged by an Iranian drone attack, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Seef, Manama, Bahrain, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed — Hamad I Mohammed

DUBAI, March 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it has ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and family members from Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan.

The order comes as the U.S. monitors security risk linked to its conflict with Iran.

(Reporting Jana Choukeir; Writing by Elwely Elwelly; Editing by Tom Hogue and Christopher Cushing)

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