According to CoinMeta, the United States has begun to gradually restore diplomatic personnel at its embassies in the Middle East after withdrawing troops from the Iran war. This gradual resumption indicates that Washington now assesses the risk of a short-term escalation with Iran to be low, although the fundamental conflict has not been formally resolved. The U.S. embassies in Lebanon, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Baghdad are expected to resume staffing, with the process possibly starting this week. A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department stated that the department is adjusting the staffing at some embassies in the Middle East based on the latest assessments in order to continue advancing U.S. foreign policy objectives while protecting the safety of its personnel.