The State Department also ordered nonessential staff in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq to to leave amid further retaliation from Iran.

The U.S. embassy was attacked in Saudi Arabia as the conflict between Americans, Israel and Iran expanded throughout the Middle East.

MOSCOW, March 2 (Reuters) - Russian ⁠President ⁠Vladimir Putin discussed ⁠risks of escalation around Iran ​in a phone call with Saudi Arabia's ‌Crown Prince Mohammed bin ‌Salman on Monday, the Kremlin ⁠said ⁠in a statement.

Strikes on sites in Qatar and Saudi Arabia forced the closure of key production facilities and added to growing worries about global oil and gas supplies.

The State Department urged Americans to "depart now" from countries including Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

A new CNN poll reveals 6 in 10 Americans don't believe Trump has a clear plan as the war enters its fourth day with six U.S. troops killed in Kuwait.

One person inside Iran says "every part" of the capital has been hit. Elsewhere, Israel says ground troops will advance in Lebanon, and Iranian strikes continue in the region.

The U.S. embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has been struck by two Iranian drones, according to two U.S. officials.