
As of July 24 – 25, 2026, the most significant diplomatic impact has been felt by U.S. missions across the region and the British Embassy in Tehran.

U.S. Embassies and Consulates:

Multiple U.S. diplomatic posts remain on “ordered departure” status. Non-emergency American personnel and their families were relocated earlier in the conflict from embassies and consulates in:

Bahrain

Iraq

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

In the UAE specifically, the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General in Dubai confirmed on July 24 that they continue to operate under ordered departure. Only a limited number of staff remain to handle emergency consular services for American citizens. Routine visa services stay suspended. The embassies themselves have not been closed - they are running on skeleton staffing.

Similar reduced-staffing arrangements apply at the other posts listed above. The State Department has stated that the missions remain operational for core and emergency functions, with the goal of returning personnel when security conditions allow. No firm timeline has been given.

British Embassy in Tehran:

On July 22 – 23, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office temporarily withdrew its remaining diplomatic staff from Iran “due to the ongoing security situation.” The embassy continues to operate only remotely. In-person consular assistance is no longer available - even in emergencies. British nationals in Iran have been told that government support is now extremely limited.

Other Missions:

Claims circulated that France had evacuated its embassy in Tehran. French officials, including the Foreign Ministry spokesperson and the embassy’s official account, publicly denied any such closure or evacuation. The French Embassy remains open and fully functioning.

In short, the dominant pattern across the affected posts is not a wholesale closure of embassies, but the withdrawal of non-essential staff and families, leaving skeleton crews (or remote operations) to maintain essential services. Physical compounds in most cases are still open, though access and services are heavily restricted.