As Iran vows retaliation for a strike near its embassy in Damascus, Syria, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem issued a travel warning for government employees.
The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem issued a security warning to government employees and their families, imposing travel restrictions on their movements, as Israel braces for an Iranian attack in retaliation for an airstrike in Syria that killed top Iranian military officials.
The alert, which does not explicitly mention Iran, was issued as leaders in Tehran vowed to respond to an Israelithis month near Iran’s embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus, which has stoked fears of widening conflict in a region on edge. “Out of an abundance of caution, U.S. government employees and their family members are restricted from personal travel outside the greater Tel Aviv, … Jerusalem, and Be’er Sheva areas until further notice,” reads the U.S. Embassy“The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem reminds U.S. citizens of the continued need for caution and increased personal security awareness as security incidents often take place without warning,” the alert said.
Confrontations in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen simmered between Iranian-backed groups and Israel or the United States. Analysts have said Tehran may still hope to avoid being pulled into a costly war, while maintaining support for allies that have traded fire with Israeli forces or attacked Israel’s main backer, the United States, in the region, The Post reported.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday that the Biden administration has “communicated to Iran that the U.S. had no involvement in the strike” in Syria. She said the administration warned Tehran not “to escalate further in the region or attack U.S. facilities or personnel.”tensions between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and some U.S. politicians
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