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US preparing to send diplomats back to Middle East embassies after Iran war evacuations - report

Foreign Service officers could begin returning to their posts as early as this week, according to the report.

The US flag flutters outside the US Embassy, seen across the Tigris River in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone on March 17, 2026.
The seal of the United States Department of State is seen in Washington, US, January 26, 2017.

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

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


Russia says evidence links concert hall attackers to 'Ukrainian nationalists'

Russian investigators claim gunmen behind concert hall attack had ties to Ukrainian nationalists. US dismisses allegations, blaming Islamic State.

Smoke rises above the burning Crocus City Hall concert venue following a reported shooting incident, outside Moscow, Russia, March 22, 2024.

Sirens heard at US Embassy in Iraq - report

The event came within a half hour of reports that the United States and Britain had begun striking Houthi targets in Yemen, and if it was indeed an attack, it was presumably an act of retaliation. 

 An Iraqi woman walks along a street during high temperatures in Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2022.

Terrorists strike US embassy in Baghdad with 7 mortars as attacks escalate

Dozens of military bases housing US forces have been attacked, increasing fears of a broadening regional conflict.

Protesters and militia fighters throw back a tear gas canister used by U.S. Embassy security men during a protest to condemn air strikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), outside the embassy in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2020.

Protesters near US embassy in Beirut sprayed with water cannon, teargas

Demonstrators, who blame Israel for Tuesday's blast at the Gaza hospital although Israeli officials say it was a misfired rocket from a Palestinian group, were prevented from reaching the embassy.

People take part in a pro-Palestinian protest, after hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast at Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza that Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed on each other, in Amman, Jordan, October 18, 2023

US and Israeli embassies hit with bomb threats in Buenos Aires

The US embassy said it is back to normal operations on Wednesday afternoon.

 People hold a Palestinian flag and placards during a demonstration in support of Palestinians, in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 9, 2023.

US authorizes departure of non-emergency govt personnel from embassy in Jerusalem

An embassy spokesperson said that "The Department of State has no higher priority than the safety and security of US citizens overseas, including US government personnel serving abroad."

 THE US EMBASSY in Jerusalem: Israel’s inclusion in the US Visa Waiver Program will benefit individual Israelis, not the prime minister or any other Israeli government official, the writer notes.

North Korea blames US for 'grave terrorist' act against Cuban embassy

The embassy reopened in 2015 when Cuba and the US restored diplomatic ties.

 North Korea blames US for 'grave terrorist' act against Cuban embassy

Grapevine September 27, 2023: Unsung heroes on the diplomatic front

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 BAHRAINI AMBASSADOR Khaled Yousif Al Jalahma (right) with Yitzhak Eldan.

US embassy in Lebanon 'not intimidated' by shots fired towards it

"Please know that we at the US embassy are not intimidated by this incident, and our security protocols are very strong and our partnerships are ironclad," US Ambassador Dorothy Shea said.

 Dorothy Shea, US ambassador to Lebanon

MKs, ministers unable to attend US Independence Day event due to Knesset filibuster

Rothman announced on Monday evening that there could be votes on the bill already on Tuesday. The bill is currently being prepared by the committee for its first reading on the Knesset floor.

 MK Simcha Rothman, Head of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee seen during a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on June 20, 2023