US mission in Amman urges staff to avoid embassy over risk of attack

US mission in Amman urges staff to avoid embassy over risk of attack
Jordanian police deploy outside the US embassy to prevent a sit-in in Jordan's capital Amman on May 26, 2021. (AFP)
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Updated 01 March 2026 14:47
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US mission in Amman urges staff to avoid embassy over risk of attack

US mission in Amman urges staff to avoid embassy over risk of attack

AMMAN: The US embassy in the Jordanian capital Amman on Sunday urged staff to avoid the embassy compound, citing a risk that it could come under attack.
“The US Embassy in Jordan has instructed all Mission personnel to continue to shelter-in-place and avoid the US Embassy Amman compound, as it may be targeted,” it said in a statement.
It comes a day after the kingdom said a number of ballistic missiles were intercepted, as Iran retaliated with strikes across the region following US and Israeli attacks.