The U.S. embassy in Qatar emailed U.S. citizens in the Gulf country on Monday recommending that they shelter in place until further notice, triggering a slew of messages from various Doha-based institutions to employees and students while Qatar maintained that the situation was stable.

The U.S. Embassy in Qatar warned American citizens to "shelter in place until further notice." The embassy said in its June 23 alert that it was acting "out of an abundance of caution" but gave no other details. Qatar is home to the Al Udeid Air Base, the largest U.S. air base in the Middle East.

A ‘shelter in place’ warning has been issued for Americans in Qatar until further notice, after Donald Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend. The US Embassy in Doha said it is an ‘out of an abundance of caution’ but offered no further information.