Trump administration warns Americans to leave parts of the Middle East amid reports of Iran targeting Kuwait

President Donald Trump warned that he had ordered the United States to strike Iran “hard,” while reporting outlets also said the federal government told Americans to leave parts of the Middle East because of renewed concerns tied to Iran and a reported pattern of attacks involving Kuwait. The warning and the related messaging were described in reports late Friday, as international travel and airspace-related steps were discussed by media as the next possible escalation point.

The reporting package described no U.S. attacks on Iran occurring Friday night into Saturday morning. It also said President Trump’s warning about striking Iran did not include a specific timeline for when any action would begin, leaving the timing open as journalists compared what they described as forthcoming operational decisions.

According to the same account, major U.S. news organizations, including The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and Axios, reported that large U.S. strikes were expected to begin at some point over the weekend. Those outlet descriptions, as characterized in the report, did not provide an official start time, and no confirmed operational details were described in the packet beyond the expectation that action could be imminent.

The reports further tied the administration’s warnings to Kuwait-related developments. The account said Iran was targeting Kuwait again, which was presented as a driver of the U.S. caution and as part of the rationale for instructing Americans to depart the region. It did not, within the materials provided, include an official statement naming the specific threat, the intelligence basis, or the exact operational posture being used.

Separately, the materials described the broader airspace and travel implications as an area of concern, with the headline framing focused on an “airspace lockdown” concept. However, the packet did not provide an official order, an FAA notice, a Department of State travel alert, or an airspace management directive for verification, so details on whether any formal “lockdown” measure had been implemented were not confirmable from the record provided.

The practical impact of the reported U.S. messaging would center on Americans’ ability to remain in, travel within, or return from the region, and on commercial and government travel planning in the hours or days surrounding any potential U.S. action. Until an official document can be identified, the precise scope of what “get out” meant, how it was communicated, and which locations were covered remain matters for confirmation beyond the secondary report.

If further official information is issued, the next developments to watch would likely include a formal travel advisory from the Department of State, a public aviation notice from the Federal Aviation Administration or the Department of Transportation, and any statement explaining what U.S. legal authority and operational objectives underpin the administration’s posture toward Iran. Any timing details would also clarify whether weekend expectations reflected contingency planning or a finalized decision point.