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US non-emergency staff allowed to leave Israel as Trump threatens Iran strikes

Vehicles drive in a traffic jam in downtown Tehran on February 25, 2026. [AFP]

The United States authorised the departure of non-emergency embassy staff from Israel on Friday, as it threatened strikes on Iran and pressed its biggest military build-up in the Middle East in decades.

The move came a day after a round of Oman-mediated talks between Iran and the US seen as a last-ditch bid to avert war, though initial optimism was tempered by Tehran warning Washington must drop "excessive demands" to reach a deal.

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