The United States urges its citizens to avoid Saudi Arabia and bans the Yemeni border

The U.S. embassy in Riyadh raised its travel alert to level 3, advising American citizens to reconsider travel to Saudi Arabia due to threats of Iranian strikes. The border area with Yemen is classified at level 4, imposing a total ban on access to this zone due to terrorist threats. Houthi forces recently took control of the port of Moka, locking access to the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a key route for global trade.