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US embassies in Middle East brace for prolonged reduced operations amid Iran conflict

Months after diplomats and families were ordered to leave, US embassies across the Middle East are preparing for continued reduced operations amid the ongoing Iran conflict.

The seal of the United States Department of State is seen in Washington, US, January 26, 2017.
Israeli soldiers at the entrance to the West Bank village of Turmus Aya. June 21, 2023.

IDF withdrew from Palestinian-American citizen's West Bank home after US embassy pressure -report

Police tape stretches across University Avenue as Toronto police work on the scene of a shooting at the US Consulate in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 27, 2026.

Gunfire outside US consulate in Toronto marks second incident at building in four months

American aircraft take off from Ben Gurion airport, during the Israel/US war with Iran, March 04, 2026.

US Embassy warns of potential flight cancellations due to security situation


US ambassador to Israel Tom Nides resigns, to leave role in summer

"My family misses me," Nides said as the reason behind his decision to step down.

 US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides, as soon on February 19, 2023.

Massive US embassy compound in Lebanon goes viral, sparks conspiracy theories

Does this large embassy compound reflect 2023 thinking or thinking from the last decade?

 A Lebanese protester holds an anti-US banner behind razor wire during a protest in front of the US embassy near Beirut, March 15, 2005

US Embassy sets out on Passover 'Operation Afikoman' - who will find it?

The US Embassy Jerusalem posted a video to their social media kickstarting the holiday by having their employees search for the afikoman.

The US Embassy in Jerusalem

Russian spy gathered intel on Israeli political party leader

Russian spy Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov operated for a decade under a Brazilian alias and targeted the US and ICC in The Hague. However, he also gathered information on Israeli figures.

A Russian flag is reflected in an eye in this picture illustration taken October 4, 2018.

American-Israelis call US to oppose judicial reform in embassy protest

Protesters waved American and Israeli flags as they chanted "This is not what democracy looks like."

 American-Israelis protest outside the US Embassy in Tel Aviv against Judicial reform with an enlarged copy of the Declaration of Independence.

Four Americans kidnapped after crossing into Mexico, US Embassy says

The four unidentified Americans were in a white minivan with North Carolina license plates when they entered Matamoros, Tamaulipas on Friday.

 Employees of the National Institute of Migration (INM) of Mexico stand at the border between Mexico and the United States, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico January 7, 2023.

Russia accuses US embassy of 'fake news' about war, threatens expulsions

Russia made "discrediting" its military a crime punishable by up to five years in jail while knowingly spreading "false information" can get you 15.

 The US Embassy in Moscow.

US Embassy in Pakistan issues red alert, bars staff from Marriott hotel

Fearing a possible attack, the United Kingdom also orders officials not to visit the popular spot, site of a suicide bomb attack more than a decade ago.

Rangers arrive at the Supreme Court in Islamabad, Pakistan, 2018.

Israel to host the first-ever Abraham Accords Esports Peace Games

The event's organizers announced plans to add up to 10 nations to the peace games, which will cost $1.5 million to produce.

 A WORKER carries flagpoles in preparation for the Negev Summit in Sde Boker on March 27.

Threatening letters received by three Ukrainian diplomatic missions -Interfax

Following a blast at the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid, other embassies worldwide have been receiving questionable mail.

 Suspected explosive device hidden in envelope mailed to the US Embassy in Madrid