US Embassy in Israel Warns Citizens About Heightened Middle East Tensions

The Israeli and United States flags are projected on the walls of the ramparts of Jerusalem's Old City to mark one year since the transfer of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on May 15, 2019. Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Embassy in Israel warned American citizens of heightened tensions in the Middle East as a flurry of Iranian leaders threatened the United States with reprisals for the killing of General Qassem Soleimani.

The embassy said in a Jan. 6 warning that Americans should stay on the alert “in the event of mortar or rocket fire.”