Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsEarlier on Tuesday, The New York Times reported that the U.S. ⁠State Department is preparing to ‌return diplomats to embassies in the Middle East ‌that were evacuated before and during the war with IranShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeHaaretzand Reuters11:00 PM • August 25 2026 IDTU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told foreign ministers from several countries in recent days that Washington won't launch strikes against Iran, Israel's Channel 12 reported on Tuesday, citing two sources familiar with the matter.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Marco Rubio2026 Israel-Iran WarStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesAltalenaE1SyriaWest BankNetanyahuGazaMansour AbbasPollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastReport: U.S. to Hold Off Iran Strikes Until After U.S. MidtermsMan Says Police Beat Him, Left Him Wounded in Remote Location in Southern IsraelIsrael Bars Dutch Officials From U.S. Base Overseeing Gaza Over Settlement BanHasan Piker Isn't Trying to Hide Anything. That's What Makes Him DangerousJewish Michiganders Face a Very Tough Choice. Here's What I Plan to DoRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With IsraelBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaGermany Found Its Israeli Villain. Will It Continue to Ignore What Produced Him?AIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California Progressive