The State Department announced on Tuesday that the US will shut down its embassy in Jerusalem from Wednesday through Friday as the fight between Israel and Iran gets worse. The US Embassy in Jerusalem will be closed tomorrow ( Wednesday, June 18 ) through Friday ( June 20 ),” according to Israel Home Front Command. This includes the Consular Sections in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, according to the section in a statement posted on X. The decision comes as Iran and Israel’s military tensions continue to rise, with the latter currently in their fifth day of a standing issue. In Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, loud explosions were audible as missiles flew aloft, and videotape captured some cuts in domestic areas. According to the US Ambassador to Israel, on Monday, minimal destruction was reported at the US Embassy’s Tel Aviv branch after missile strikes outside. The embassy confirmed that there were only minor injuries from concussions of Egyptian missiles near the Israeli Embassy in Tel Aviv. The blast’s ripples shattered windows of local homes and hotels. No departure notice has been made for Americans living in the area. However, according to official officers,” all US government employees and their families [must ] continue to shelter in place in and close to their residences until further see.” Donald Trump, the president of the US, met with his National Security Council on Tuesday and publicly demanded Iran’s “unconditional retreat.” He even warned that if it wanted, the US could attack Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme head. A Reuters review revealed that Trump had just vetoed an Israeli execution strategy. Has an American been killed by Iran already? No. We’re not actually talking about going after the democratic leadership until they do, according to a senior US official who was quoted as saying. Despite the ongoing problems, the US has not yet made any official statement about transporting citizens or engaged in direct military retaliation.
