The United States government has issued a global security alert to its citizens in Nigeria and around the world amid escalating hostilities between the US and Iran.
The alert, issued by the state department on Sunday, urged
Americans to exercise increased caution following recent US attacks against
Iran.
The advisory warned that evolving security conditions could
affect travel and safety, including potential interruptions to air travel.
“Following the launch of U.S. combat operations in Iran,
Americans worldwide and especially in the Middle East should follow the
guidance in the latest security alerts issued by the nearest U.S. embassy or
consulate,” the advisory reads.
“They may experience travel disruptions due to periodic
airspace closures. The Department of State advises Americans worldwide to
exercise increased caution.”
The alert also recommended that US citizens enrol in the
smart traveler enrollment program (STEP) to receive timely security updates.
The statement encouraged American citizens to follow the
“U.S. Department of State Security Updates for US Citizens” WhatsApp channel
for further information.
The security notice comes after coordinated US-Israeli
strikes on Iranian targets that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Abdolrahim
Mousavi, Iran’s supreme leader, and armed forces chief of staff respectively.
Iranian officials and regional monitors estimate that more
than 200 people have been killed and over 700 injured since the strikes began.
Senior commanders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard
Corps and other defence officials were also reported killed.
In the aftermath, President Donald Trump said Iran’s
leadership has agreed to resume negotiations with the United States following a
series of strikes on multiple Iranian cities.
Trump said Tehran had reached out for talks and that he had
accepted the offer.
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