White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt departs after speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Wednesday, in Washington, DC. Leavitt said the State Department had issued Level 4: Do Not Travel advisories “for many of these countries” before the military operations began. However, the only countries that had the highest travel advisory before the war began were Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon. Before the start of the military strikes nearly all of those countries were at lower levels of alert. “On January 14, the US mission to Saudi Arabia advised personnel and Americans to exercise increased caution and limit non essential travel to any military installations,” Leavitt said.

Source: CNN March 04, 2026 11:24 UTC