MAIL TO MIDEAST SUSPENDED

Posted on March 11, 2026 by mailomg in Memo 865 // 0 Comments

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: The Postal Service is temporarily suspending acceptance of items destined to the following countries, due to logistics impacts resulting from the conflict in the Middle East:

Algeria
Armenia
Bahrain
Djibouti
Eritrea
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Kuwait
Libya
Madagascar
Oman
Pakistan
Qatar
Seychelles
Syria
Tanzania
United Arab Emirates

To Be Updated

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