Reliable Threat.. US Embassy in Jordan: Evacuation of International Airport and Port in Aqaba

SadaNews - The US Embassy in Jordan announced today, Sunday, the evacuation of the Aqaba International Airport and Port in the south of the Kingdom due to a "specific and credible threat".

The embassy stated in a statement, "We strongly advise all Americans to avoid traveling to the airport or the port, and urge them to continue to follow all security directives issued by the Jordanian authorities".

The embassy did not provide further details about the nature of the threat.

It is noteworthy that two American soldiers were killed in Jordan by Iranian shelling on Friday, as announced by CENTCOM on Saturday, making them the first American casualties since hostilities resumed on July 7.