US Diplomats to Return to Middle East Embassies After Iran War Evacuations
🏛️ EMBASSIES — Washington signals reduced threat, but the strait is still closed. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Returning diplomatic staff requires a formal security reassessment — it signals the Pentagon and State believe direct-strike risk has dropped below operational threshold. That reading runs directly against Hormuz still at one vessel and an escorted tanker just struck. Watch whether this is timed to soften the optics of Bessent's sanctions before Beijing responds.
