Britain closes embassy in Iran
![]() 1242 Thursday, 15 January, 2026, 10:24 Britain has evacuated its Iranian embassy amid fears of an imminent US strike. The British ambassador to Tehran and all other consular staff vacated the embassy on Wednesday following an assessment of the security situation. The closure was described as temporary by the Foreign Office. Officials warned on Wednesday that the US could strike within 24 hours, with two European officials telling Reuters that military intervention was probable. |

US actions won't be limited to Venezuela, Cuba and Iran - Lavrov (video)
42116:01
Armenian PM to pay a working visit to Georgia
31711:54
Vance insists Trump won’t ‘allow’ a long Iran war (video)
36611:48
U.S. embassy in Kuwait closed due to regional security concerns
29211:24
US State Department orders non-emergency staff to leave Jordan, Bahrain, Iraq
30610:48
Next phase of Iran war 'will be even more punishing': Rubio (video)
29710:27
Trump says US has 'virtually unlimited' weapons stockpiles amid Israel-Iran conflict
34609:48
Ankara: There is no foreign military base in Türkiye and no attack has been recorded
571Yesterday, 18:12
