The US State Department urged US citizens to depart immediately from countries throughout the Middle East “due to serious safety risks.” Follow for live coverage.

Three American service members have been killed and casualties are reported in the UAE, Israel and Kuwait as Israel and Iran continue to trade strikes.

Lebanon is seeing civilians fleeing their homes in the south as Israeli strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs after Hezbollah stepped into the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.

Iran and its proxies could target the U.S. with attacks in response to the Saturday killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei by Israeli and U.S. strikes.

The strikes came after the U.S. built up its biggest military presence in the region in decades. Israeli and U.S. authorities ...

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