The US State Department is urging the Americans to leave 14 countries across the Middle East as Iran was expanded Tuesday with Iranian proxies they are drawn in, and Iran continues its retaliatory fire.

Americans were urged late Monday to “depart immediately” from Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. They were urged to leave “using available commercial transportation, due to serious security risks.”

More than a million Americans are believed to be in the region, the source said.

The State Department also told all non-emergency US government personnel and the families of government personnel to leave Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.

Some US embassies in the region are closed.

The US Embassy in Saudi Arabia was attacked by two drones, causing a small fire and limited damage, Saudi Ministry of Defense he said on Monday at X. Embassy they invited American citizens in Riyadh and the key commercial cities of Dhahran and Jeddah to shelter in place. It said it would be closed on Tuesday.

The American Embassy in Kuwait as well he said On Tuesday, it was closed until further notice “due to ongoing regional tensions” and that consular appointments have been cancelled. It was closed a day after smoke was seen rising from the mission following Iranian attacks on the country.

The US and Israel launched an attack on Iran on Saturday, President Trump said described on Monday as the “last best chance” to address the threat posed by Iran’s ballistic missiles and nuclear program. He articulated reasons he said he decided to order the strikes, bombing more than 1,000 targets in the first days of a conflict he said could last for weeks. These include destroying Iran’s missile capabilities, destroying Iran’s navy, and preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

Six American soldiers were killed of the war, and 18 of them were seriously wounded. The Iranian Red Crescent said at least 787 people were killed in Iran.

Now, Americans – and passengers who found themselves stranded amid regional airports and airspace closures — trying to figure out how to leave the region.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said overnight: “We are receiving many requests regarding evacuation from Israel from US citizens who are currently in Israel or who have family here.”

ua long post on social networksHuckabee described how people can leave Israel, noting that “there are VERY LIMITED options.” He said the US embassy was not in a position to evacuate or directly help Americans leave the country.

The State Department said Americans who need government assistance in making travel arrangements can call +1-202-501-4444 from abroad or +1-888-407-4747 from the US and Canada.