Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) \u2013 The US Embassy in Baghdad and its Consulate General in Erbil issued a serious security advisory on Wednesday, urging American residents in Iraq and the Middle East to exercise extreme caution.<\/p>\n
The decision comes in response to a significant regional escalation following a series of attacks between the United States and Iran, including a large missile and drone attack by Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on a US military installation at Erbil International Airport.<\/p>\n
The US Embassy in Iraq warned Americans to be cautious and ready for unexpected developments in the security environment.<\/p>\n
Travelers may expect unexpected flight cancelations, temporary airspace restrictions, and border closures.<\/p>\n
The US Consulate General in Erbil encouraged Americans to establish an evacuation strategy and consider leaving if things worsened further.<\/p>\n
While US diplomatic posts remain operating, non-essential staff are subject to an ordered departure status.<\/p>\n
US citizens are also encouraged to follow local media and keep track of geopolitical developments and local security alerts.<\/p>\n
The US Embassy and Consulate General also asked Americans to ensure travel documents are up to date and secure an independent means of exiting the country.<\/p>\n
Americans should also register with the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to obtain real-time information and make it simpler for the embassy to find them in an emergency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) \u2013 The US Embassy in Baghdad and its Consulate General in Erbil issued a serious security…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":232684,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[14],"tags":[75004,1711,75005,682,1111,3287,75006,33142,94,424,5535],"class_list":["post-274700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-iraq","tag-airspace-restrictions","tag-baghdad","tag-border-closures","tag-drone-attack","tag-erbil","tag-erbil-international-airport","tag-flight-cancelations","tag-irans-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps","tag-iraq","tag-irgc","tag-us-embassy-in-iraq"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/117201045057358768","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=274700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=274700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}