US ambassador said to tell embassy staffers: If you want to leave Israel, ‘do so TODAY’

US authorizes some personnel to leave over ‘safety risks’ * USS Gerald Ford set to arrive off coast of Israel today * Iran’s FM: US must drop ‘excessive demands’ to reach a deal By ToI StaffToday, 2:28 am The Times of Israel is liveblogging Friday’s events as they unfold. 8min ago Huckabee said to tell embassy staffers: If you want to leave Israel, ‘do so TODAY’ US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee attends the lobby for Israel–United States relations at the Knesset in Jerusalem, February 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee reportedly tells embassy staffers that if …

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Iran to propose to US a temporary halt to uranium enrichment – report

US negotiators reportedly have demanded Iran must dismantle Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites and hand over enriched uranium, insisting any new deal must be permanent i24NEWS February 26, 2026 at 08:18 AM ■ latest revision February 26, 2026 at 08:21 AM Negotiations between the United States and Iran are ongoing in Geneva as both sides attempt to find a diplomatic solution to the escalating nuclear standoff. According to US officials speaking to the Wall Street Journal, American negotiators have made clear that Iran must dismantle its three main nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, and surrender its remaining enriched uranium to …

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