US Embassy Issues Security Alert for Jordan Following Iranian Strikes

The U.S. Embassy in Jordan on July 21 issued a security alert for Americans in the country in the midst of Iranian attacks against the country in recent days.

In its alert, the embassy said it is issuing the warning because the Iranian regime “has attacked civilian and critical infrastructure across the Middle East, including hotels, airports, diplomatic facilities, and other civilian locations.”

“Out of an abundance of caution and given continuing regional tensions, the U.S. Embassy in Amman is rescheduling some routine consular-related appointments,” it added. “U.S. citizens should continue to monitor information from the Jordanian government about specific threats and follow instructions, including sirens and other warnings.”

The embassy said that U.S. citizens should avoid demonstrations and large gatherings and monitor its travel advisories for further action

This month, Iran launched attacks inside Jordan. The U.S. military confirmed three American soldiers were killed in the country last week.

On Wednesday, the military said that a third U.S. soldier is believed to have died in the July 17 attack on a base in Jordan and identified her as Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of New York.

On Monday, the Pentagon identified 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, as the two other soldiers who were killed in Jordan in Friday’s attacks.

The soldiers were killed by Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks in the first troop deaths from direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war. They were deployed to support a U.S. mission against the ISIS terrorist group, a U.S. Central Command statement said.

A U.S. soldier killed in Iraq during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone was identified as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, a 30-year-old father from North Carolina who had served for nearly a decade, according to a July 21 military statement and his family.

The U.S. military confirmed it completed the eleventh day of strikes on Iran on Tuesday evening, targeting more military locations in the country as U.S. President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that Iranian bridges and power plants would be bombed if Iran continued to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran said it had hit a tanker in the strait on Tuesday, forcing the crew to abandon the ship while Tehran also kept up attacks against U.S. allies in the region. Iran has launched attacks against Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait this month.

Earlier this week, Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it summoned an Iranian diplomatic official in Amman, the country’s capital, over what it said were continual Iranian attacks against the country.

“Jordan would continue to take all necessary measures to protect its citizens, national security, and sovereignty,” the Jordanian Embassy in Washington said in a July 20 post on X.

The U.S. Department of State issued a worldwide caution alert for Americans, namely those in the Middle East, due to Iranian attacks. Jordan is currently listed as “Level 3 – Reconsider Travel,” while some areas in the country are listed as “Level 4 – Do Not Travel.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.