"Due to the security situation, UK staff have been temporarily withdrawn from Iran. Our embassy continues to operate remotely," said the UK Foreign Office.
The agency also reiterated warnings to its citizens regarding travel safety within the country.
The Foreign Office "advises against all travel to Iran.
If you are a British national already in Iran, either resident or visitor, carefully consider your presence there and the risks you take by staying," said the statement.
Amid diplomatic shifts, two China-linked supertankers carrying 4 million barrels of Saudi oil successfully transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Thursday after adjusting their listed crew destinations, despite Houthi threats to block Saudi-linked maritime traffic.
In Washington, legislative efforts to limit executive authority over the conflict yielded mixed results, as the U. S.
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House voted 214 to 208 to direct an end to military hostilities against Iran without express congressional authorization, though a similar measure subsequently failed to advance in the Senate.
