US Embassy in Qatar advises Americans to ‘shelter in place’ after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites

Warning comes amid rising concerns over Iranian military response to US strikes

By Rania Abu Shamala

ISTANBUL (AA) - The US Embassy in Qatar advised American nationals on Monday to “shelter in place” until further notice amid an escalating military conflict between Israel and Iran and a day after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

“Out of an abundance of caution we recommend American citizens shelter in place until further notice,” the embassy said in an email sent to US citizens in Qatar and published by media outlets.

The warning comes a day after the US bombed three Iranian nuclear sites in Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan on Sunday, amid rising concerns over an Iranian military response to the strikes.

The US attacks were the latest escalation in a US-backed Israeli military assault on Iran since June 13, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory attacks on Israel.

Israeli authorities said at least 25 people have been killed and hundreds injured since then in Iranian missile attacks.

Meanwhile, in Iran, 430 people have been killed and more than 3,500 wounded in the Israeli assault, according to the Iranian Health Ministry.

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