The United States Embassy in the Middle East has issued a warning that the situation in the region may escalate

On 1 August, the United States multi-country embassy in the Middle East issued a security alert stating that tensions in the Middle East region could escalate further and that United States citizens in the Middle East should be prepared to respond, inter alia, to the cancellation of flights and consider leaving the region. On that day, the United States embassies in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Oman and Israel issued security alerts, which were generally consistent。