Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- The US State Department has once again issued a travel advisory, warning its citizens against travelling to the Middle East and those already in the region to "consider departing, or be prepared to depart should there be escalation."

The warning was issued on Saturday as Washington weighs the options of launching new strikes on Iran. CNN, quoting White House Sources, reports that the US is planning fresh strikes on Iran this weekend. However, the precise scope of the bombing remains unclear, and could still be called off. President Donald Trump also floated the idea on Friday, saying that "we'll be hitting them very hard."

The State Department, in a statement on X, urged Americans in the Middle East to "exercise cauti...