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How Iran Is Using Drones to Retaliate Against the U.S. and Allies
ByEric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Sheera Frenkel March 3, 2026

The Pentagon and Middle Eastern countries say that most of the drones have been intercepted. But some have slipped through and caused damage.

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As Iran Retaliates, U.S. Closes Embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
ByYan Zhuang March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

The State Department also ordered nonessential staff in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq to to leave amid further retaliation from Iran.

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With Possible Iran Strike Looming, U.S. Says Staff Can Leave Israel, and Urges Speed
ByNatan Odenheimer and David M. Halbfinger February 27, 2026February 27, 2026

In an email to embassy workers Friday morning, Ambassador Mike Huckabee warned them that if they wanted to leave Israel, they “should do so TODAY.”

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U.S. Will Offer Embassy Services in a West Bank Settlement for the First Time
ByDavid M. Halbfinger February 25, 2026

Palestinians and Israelis on the right and left all say that the move is a step toward legitimizing the Israeli settlements, which most of the world considers illegal.

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Paris Court Deals Family Blow in Battle for Rent From the French Embassy in Iraq
ByEphrat Livni and Pranav Baskar February 3, 2026February 9, 2026

The court said it was not the right authority to handle the lawsuit for unpaid rent, and the case should be heard in Iraq, where the family’s ancestors had fled persecution.

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France’s Embassy in Iraq Is a Spoil of Antisemitism, Jewish Family Charges
ByEphrat Livni and Pranav Baskar January 18, 2026January 18, 2026

A Jewish family that fled Iraq generations ago rented its home to France for use as an embassy, but Paris long ago stopped paying it rent, after Iraq stripped Jews of property.

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Trump Administration Orders Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts
ByEdward Wong December 23, 2025December 23, 2025

A union representing career diplomats said such a mass recall had never happened in the history of the U.S. Foreign Service.

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U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on Immigration, Document Says
ByEdward Wong and Hamed Aleaziz November 26, 2025November 27, 2025

American diplomats were told to raise U.S. concerns about “violent crimes associated with people of a migration background.”

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Inside Iran’s Museum of American Espionage
ByDeclan Walsh, Gelareh Kiazand, Jon Hazell and Christina Thornell October 15, 2025

The enduring animosity between the United States and Iran is reflected inside the walls of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran, now turned into a museum of anti-American propaganda. U.S. involvement in the June Iran-Israel war has resurfaced that shared …

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Inside Iran’s Museum of American Espionage
ByDeclan Walsh, Gelareh Kiazand, Jon Hazell and Christina Thornell October 15, 2025

The enduring animosity between the United States and Iran is reflected inside the walls of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran, now turned into a museum of anti-American propaganda. U.S. involvement in the June Iran-Israel war has resurfaced that shared …

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