{"id":2448648,"date":"2025-06-17T22:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T02:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-embassy-in-jerusalem-to-close-until-friday-as-israel-iran-conflict-rages\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T22:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T02:12:46","slug":"us-embassy-in-jerusalem-to-close-until-friday-as-israel-iran-conflict-rages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-embassy-in-jerusalem-to-close-until-friday-as-israel-iran-conflict-rages\/","title":{"rendered":"US Embassy in Jerusalem to close until Friday as Israel-Iran conflict rages"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-embassy-in-jerusalem-to-close-until-friday-as-israel-iran-conflict-rages%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2448648&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has announced a temporary closure from June 18 through June 20 due to escalating tensions in the Israel-Iran conflict. In light of the security situation, all U.S. government employees and their families are advised to shelter in place. The closure affects all consular services, including passport services. The conflict has intensified following Israeli precision strikes against Iranian military and nuclear targets, provoking retaliatory actions from Iran. Despite the heightened tensions, the U.S. has stated it will not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/text-messages-reveal-what-cassidy-hutchinson-really-thought-of-the-january-6th-committee-report\/\" title=\"Text Messages Reveal What Cassidy Hutchinson Really Thought Of The January 6th Committee: Report\">assist private citizens<\/a> in leaving Israel, although some have successfully departed using other means. President trump has indicated that U.S. patience with Iran is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-u-s-neighborhoods-declared-independence-from-towns-or-counties-that-ignored-them-breaking-off-into-new-cities-they-run-their-way\/\" title=\"These U.S. Neighborhoods Declared Independence From Towns Or Counties That Ignored Them, Breaking Off Into New Cities They Run Their Way\">wearing thin<\/a>, emphasizing that Iran must refrain from actions that endanger American lives. As the situation develops, Israeli forces continue to address threats from Iran, with support from U.S. and Jordanian defenses.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US Embassy in Jerusalem to close until Friday as Israel-Iran conflict rages<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2150721\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. Embassy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3232267\/pete-hegseth-tattoo-controversy-centuries-old-christian-symbol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">in Jerusalem<\/a> will be closed for the next few days as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3444404\/trump-iran-total-control-air-space-israel-conflict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel-Iran <\/a>conflict intensifies, <a href=\"https:\/\/il.usembassy.gov\/security-alert-u-s-embassy-jerusalem-june-17-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the embassy said in a release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The embassy has also directed all U.S. government employees and their family members to continue sheltering in place.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3444821\/iran-officials-avoid-telecom-devices-israel-conflict\/\">Iran orders officials to avoid telecom devices as conflict with Israel escalates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3444782\/iran-crown-prince-reza-pahlavi-nationwide-uprising\/\">Iranian Crown Prince calls for &#8216;nationwide uprising,&#8217; presents himself as transitional leader<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3444522\/kim-jong-un-deploys-personnel-north-korea-kursk\/\">Kim Jong Un deploys 6,000 personnel to Kursk with North Korean memorial planned<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Given the security situation and in compliance with Israel Home Front Command guidance, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will be closed tomorrow (Wednesday, June 18) through Friday (June 20). This includes the Consular Sections in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. There will be no passport (emergency or regular) or Consular Report of Birth Abroad services,&rdquo; the release says.<\/p>\n<p>The embassy said it does not plan to assist &ldquo;private U.S. citizens to depart at this time&rdquo; but understands that others have been traveling out of Israel using third parties successfully.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict between Israel and Iran began last week, with the former launching a precision strike aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-its-time-for-the-democrats-to-accept-their-victory-forgive-the-team-they-beat-and-to-move-on-you-won-be-happy\/\" title=\"FNC&#039;s Carlson: It&#039;s Time for the Democrats to &#039;Accept Their Victory,&#039; &#039;Forgive the Team They Beat and to Move On&#039; -- &#039;You Won, Be Happy&#039;\">military leaders<\/a>, nuclear scientists, and nuclear sites. The strike was successful, killing several targets and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >damaging nuclear facilities<\/a>. Israel said the initial blow was because of Iran&rsquo;s growing nuclear program.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Traces are seen over Jerusalem during a missile attack alert, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ohad Zwigenberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Iran has since responded, and the sides have traded blows in the days since. The United States has denied involvement, but President Donald Trump said U.S. patience in the war &ldquo;is wearing thin&rdquo; while urging Iran not to strike U.S. soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know exactly where the so-called &lsquo;Supreme Leader&rsquo; is hiding. He is an easy target, but is safe there &mdash; We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now. But we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin,&rdquo; Trump said Tuesday on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>As of late Tuesday afternoon, Israel was striking the Iranian capital city of Tehran after issuing an evacuation warning for part of the city. Israel said it was striking &ldquo;military infrastructure&rdquo; in the city and warned civilians in the area that the strikes &ldquo;will put your life in danger.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. and other countries have helped defend Israel against Iranian counterattacks. Jordanian air defenses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/israel-iran-conflict-06-18-25-intl-hnk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">were seen intercepting<\/a> Iranian rockets late Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3444404\/trump-iran-total-control-air-space-israel-conflict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP: &lsquo;WE NOW HAVE COMPLETE AND TOTAL CONTROL OF THE SKIES OVER IRAN&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The conflict is expected to continue to escalate, though it is unknown if U.S. involvement will grow.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone this afternoon, but the content of their call was unknown. Trump has reiterated his belief that Iran cannot have access to nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2150721\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2150721\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Embassy in Jerusalem to close until Friday amid Israel-Iran conflict<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2448649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/us-embassy-jerusalem.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[21428,57354,5478,43212,44489],"class_list":["post-2448648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-closure","tag-israel-iran-conflict","tag-jerusalem","tag-middle-east-politics","tag-us-embassy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/us-embassy-jerusalem.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2448648"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2448652,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448648\/revisions\/2448652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2448649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2448648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2448648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2448648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}