Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a wide-area advisory concerning the potential for rapid changes in the situation in the Middle East.
On July 8 Japan time, the United States announced that it had carried out an attack on Iran in response to Iran’s attack on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. In reaction, Iran has reportedly conducted attacks targeting U.S. military facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain. In addition, Iran claims that transport aircraft operated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) participated in the U.S. attack on Iran on the 8th, and that a U.S. military base in Qatar was used. It has been reported that Iran declared that any country supporting U.S. forces would become a target of attack by Iran. Both sides also carried out attacks on the 9th, and the Ministry notes that the outlook for the situation going forward remains uncertain.
The countries and regions covered by the advisory are Israel, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Palestine.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is calling on people staying in the affected countries and regions to gather the latest information from multiple sources, including how developments in the Middle East may affect their locations and flight information, and to make every effort to avoid danger, such as by keeping away from military facilities and similar sites. The Ministry also warns that, under the current circumstances, taking photos or videos of military facilities or attack damage—even from a distance—may be subject to enforcement action by local authorities, and strongly urges people to refrain from doing so.
In addition, the Ministry is urging short-term travelers to register with the “Tabi-Regi” (travel registration) service, and those staying for more than three months to submit a Residence Registration (zairyū-todoke) to the nearest Japanese diplomatic mission.
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