{"id":1776,"date":"2026-08-02T00:25:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T00:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1776"},"modified":"2026-08-02T00:25:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T00:25:49","slug":"us-state-department-warns-americans-to-be-ready-to-leave-middle-east-as-iran-tensions-boil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1776","title":{"rendered":"US State Department warns Americans to be ready to leave Middle East as Iran tensions boil"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1226%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/8ca3a9a71986dfe967b59110491aa6eac8573bf9\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"US State Department warns Americans to be ready to leave Middle East as Iran tensions boil\" title=\"US State Department warns Americans to be ready to leave Middle East as Iran tensions boil\" \/><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 hjlPcO\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 hPBdKJ\">\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"sc-5cbbddda-4 borCAt\">Samy Magdi<\/span> and <span class=\"sc-5cbbddda-4 borCAt\">Aamer Madhani<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\"><time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-08-02T10:12:34+10:00\">August 2, 2026<!-- --> \u2014 10:12am<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 efdRpd noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 iddmiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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7V1H2\"\/><\/default:g><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><default:path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/default:g><\/default:svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Donald Trump, pictured with CIA director John Ratcliffe last week. <\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Reuters via AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The warning came after US President Donald Trump warned on Friday (US time) that US forces would hit Iran \u201cvery hard\u201d until the country could not take any more.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters during a meeting with members of his cabinet at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland, Trump said, \u201cwe just want to win\u201d in Iran. He signalled that he expected American military action to continue for some time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/middle-east\/trump-s-gaza-deal-sparks-questions-on-whether-israel-hamas-will-comply-20260801-p60kj5.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.66%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_352%2C$y_48\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/58ed2d825333ff60c8f077b6c754d1efb7d0ef72, 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conducted a \u201cheavy wave of strikes\u201d last Wednesday, according to US Central Command, though no further strikes have been reported in the last few days.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.139%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_87%2C$y_58\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e31387752d64867f0eac31eef0e6d7b0142264dc, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.139%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_87%2C$y_58\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e31387752d64867f0eac31eef0e6d7b0142264dc 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.139%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_87%2C$y_58\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e31387752d64867f0eac31eef0e6d7b0142264dc, 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height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><default:path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/default:g><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><default:path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/default:g><\/default:svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>US Air Force B1 bombers pictured at RAF Fairford in the UK last week.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Getty Images<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>According to CNN, Trump is under significant political pressure to end the war, which is deeply unpopular in the US. Only 28 per cent of Americans approve of his handling of the conflict, which has caused economic pain, including rising fuel prices.<\/p>\n<p>The effects of the war have rippled far beyond the Gulf, driving up inflation worldwide while threatening to engulf more of the Middle East.<\/p>\n<h3>New attacks on Kuwait<\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, Kuwait\u2019s military on Saturday said its forces were responding to Iranian drone attacks.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Defence Ministry spokesman Major General Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi said the drones hit a number of vital facilities, including a government structure in the country\u2019s north. He said there were no casualties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/north-america\/dumb-and-dumber-trump-and-putin-are-both-losing-wars-to-smaller-enemies-20260727-p60iuu.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.873%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_62\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1fdd9d33860552e0a43eb382f3e300e894cb19af, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.873%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_62\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1fdd9d33860552e0a43eb382f3e300e894cb19af 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.873%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_62\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1fdd9d33860552e0a43eb382f3e300e894cb19af, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.873%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_62\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1fdd9d33860552e0a43eb382f3e300e894cb19af 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Illustration by Dionne Gain\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.873%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_62\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1fdd9d33860552e0a43eb382f3e300e894cb19af\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.873%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_62\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1fdd9d33860552e0a43eb382f3e300e894cb19af, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.873%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_62\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1fdd9d33860552e0a43eb382f3e300e894cb19af 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Separately, the British Royal Navy said a tanker was struck, and another explosion hit close to a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman. No casualties were reported in either incident, it said.<\/p>\n<p>The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Organisation said an unknown projectile hit the vessel on Friday some 20 kilometres north-east of Lima, Oman. The attack damaged the vessel\u2019s engine room.<\/p>\n<p>A day later, the group said a large splash and an explosion were reported near another tanker while it was sailing about 38 kilometres north-west of the city of Khasab.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, crude oil appeared to be leaking and spreading in recent days from a sanctioned tanker grounded off the coast of Oman, close to a marine protected area, satellite images reviewed by the Associated Press show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>Iran has repeatedly attacked vessels attempting to transit through the Strait of Hormuz without its authorisation as part of the ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels forced eight Saudi ships to reroute from the Bab el-Mandeb strait after the Iranian-backed group announced a blockade on Saudi shipping in the choke point.<\/p>\n<p>Brigadier General Yahya Saree, the military spokesperson for the Houthis, said in a statement on Friday that the vessels changed course to the Cape of Good Hope around Africa to avert the blockade.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Get a note directly from our foreign <\/i><\/b><b><i>correspondents <\/i><\/b><b><i>on what\u2019s making headlines around the world. <\/i><\/b><a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/newsletter-signup?newsletter=trump-biden-2020&amp;utm_source=EditorialArticle&amp;utm_medium=ArticleText&amp;utm_campaign=Newsletters\"><b><i>Sign up for our weekly What in the World newsletter<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"article-footer\" class=\"sc-780f6c39-0 fWnQtB\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-1 bhFzjY noPrint\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-2 ksUUFP\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga sc-780f6c39-3 fMMhlQ\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><default:path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"\/><\/default:svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 yEdFV sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI iQLtAb\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"sc-3dbe4134-0 iIZygf sc-df8e6ee0-0 noPrint noPrint\" data-an-name=\"From our partners\" data-an-cu-group=\"everything\" data-an-cu-name=\"From our partners\" data-an-cu-position=\"4\" data-testid=\"from-our-partners-strap\">\n<header class=\"sc-84567ec1-0 hpMljf\">\n<h2 data-pb-type=\"hi\" class=\"sc-84567ec1-1 weWOF\"><span>From our partners<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samy Magdi and Aamer Madhani August 2, 2026 \u2014 10:12am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. 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