U.S. Issues Evacuation Order for Aqaba Airport and Port in Jordan, Advises Against Travel

The U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan, reported on July 19 that Jordanian authorities have issued an evacuation order for the international airport and port in the Aqaba region, which borders the Red Sea.

In a statement released via X (formerly Twitter) on the same day, the embassy stated that the order was issued due to a "specific and credible threat."

The embassy advised all U.S. citizens to refrain from traveling to the airport or port and urged them to avoid visiting military bases within Jordan.

This measure is interpreted as a response to the intensifying armed conflict between the United States and Iran, which has led to an increase in the intensity of retaliatory airstrikes by Iran targeting U.S. assets in the Middle East.

The U.S. Central Command previously announced on July 17 that Iran had attacked the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Azraq, Jordan, using ballistic missiles and drones, resulting in the deaths of two U.S. service members and the disappearance of one other.

The Gulf of Aqaba, surrounded by Jordan, Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, connects to the Red Sea. Recently, there has been speculation regarding the possibility of Iran mobilizing Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea region.

The U.S. Department of State had previously issued an evacuation advisory for U.S. government employees and their families stationed in Jordan on March 2.

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