US Embassies Close As Mid-East War Widens.

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Written By Glen Turpening

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia Embassies close as war widens across the region. (CNN)

The US has closed two embassies in the Middle East and reduced its diplomatic footprint in several other countries as strikes continue in the region.

The US embassy in Saudi Arabia is closed today after the facility was struck by two suspected Iranian drones.

Meanwhile, the US embassy in Kuwait has shut its doors “until further notice.” The US State Department has ordered the departure of non-emergency government personnel from Kuwait. On Monday, video obtained by Reuters and geolocated by CNN showed smoke rising from the area around the US embassy, and a source told CNN the embassy was struck on both Sunday and Monday.

The State Department has urged Americans to immediately leave the following 14 countries in the region due to “serious safety risks”:

  • Bahrain

  • Egypt

  • Iran

  • Iraq

  • Israel

  • Jordan

  • Kuwait

  • Lebanon

  • Oman

  • Qatar

  • Saudi Arabia

  • Syria

  • United Arab Emirates

  • Yemen

It has also asked non-emergency US government personnel and their families to leave the following countries:

  • Jordan

  • Bahrain

  • Qatar

  • Iraq

  • United Arab Emirates

This post has been updated with additional information.

CNN’s Aleena Fayaz and Jennifer Hansler contributed to this post.

‘CNN.com’

Donald Trump’s Middle East war is now bringing in many different actors that thought they would plan a minor roles if any at all in this conflict. Now the World waits to see if the fighting wills spill into more regions and involve more and more people. Oil is already spiking to a high and more market volatility is inevitable as the the fighting intensifies.

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