UK Pulls Embassy Staff from Iran Due to ‘Security Situation’

 A woman crosses a street in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP)
A woman crosses a street in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP)
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UK Pulls Embassy Staff from Iran Due to ‘Security Situation’

 A woman crosses a street in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP)
A woman crosses a street in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP)

UK embassy staff in Iran have been temporarily withdrawn from the country due to the current "security situation", the Foreign Office said Friday.

The British embassy in Tehran -- which was temporarily closed last month -- would continue to "operate remotely", it said.

The announcement follows repeated threats from President Donald Trump to strike Iran as the United States conducts its biggest military build-up in decades in the Middle East region and around the Mediterranean.