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Karoline Leavitt: “The US Ambassador to Israel warned Americans to leave Iran…”

Featuring: Karoline Leavitt, Republican | White House Press Secretary | National

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Mar. 4, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 35:18

With respect to Iran, on February 27, the Secretary designated Iran as a state of sponsor of wrongful detention and and stated no American should travel to Iran for any reason. And again on February 27, The US Ambassador to Israel warned Americans to leave Iran and they provided travel advisory alerts through the US Embassy in Jerusalem. So the State Department was all hands on deck on advising extreme caution and do not travel alerts to Americans in the region with respect to the Americans who are still in the region. (35:18–35:27)

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Asserts that the US Ambassador to Israel issued warnings and travel advisories for Americans regarding Iran.

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