Global oil at risk after Iran shuts down strategic shipping route

Описание: Americans are being urged to evacuate more than a dozen countries in the Middle East immediately as the conflict with Iran escalates and begins to spread into other parts of the region.

Mora Namdar, the assistant secretary of State for consular affairs, said in a social media post on Monday that Americans need to "DEPART NOW" using available commercial transportation "due to serious safety risks." She added that those who need assistance can contact the State Department.

The countries Americans are asked to leave are Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Palestinian territories in the West Bank and Gaza are also included.

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