Security Alert – Update 7: Ongoing Security Operations - U.S. Mission Mexico (February 24, 2026) - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico (.gov)

Iran launched missile strikes on Israel and Gulf nations, including Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery, as explosions rocked Tehran and Isfahan. Two U.S. military aircraft were downed Friday, marking a dramatic escalation in the five-week-old conflict.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claims to have downed a second US F-35 fighter jet over central Iran. Kuwait’s vital Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery was also struck by Iranian drones, fueling fears of regional instability and surging energy prices.

Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee and a Palestinian-American advocate, was detained by ICE agents on March 30 while driving, leaving his family unable to locate him for days. Civil rights groups and Wisconsin leaders condemn the arrest as a targeted assault on free speech