Washington changes the legal status of the Syrian mission at the United Nations and cancels the visas of its diplomats.

The United States has handed the Syrian Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York an official memorandum changing its legal status from "Permanent Mission of a Member State" to "Mission of an unrecognized government by the United States." This decision, executed based on directives from the U.S. State Department, is accompanied by restrictive measures including the cancellation of diplomatic visas granted to mission members. According to Lebanese newspaper "Al-Nahar," based on a document it obtained, the memorandum numbered (41-2025) dated April 3, 2025, informed the Syrian mission that visas of its members under category (G1) _designated for diplomats accredited to the United Nations and recognized by their governments_ will be replaced with visas under category (G3), granted to foreign nationals qualified internationally, but without Washington's recognition of the governments they represent. The memorandum clarified that the authority to issue the new visas will fall under the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) after completing the legal status change procedures. The telegram sent by the Syrian mission to the Foreign Ministry in Damascus confirmed that the memorandum included a "clear declaration of the United States not recognizing the current Syrian transitional government," expecting other countries _sharing Washington's reservations_ to take similar steps. It also noted that the memorandum was accompanied by an unofficial translation prepared by the Syrian delegation. Meanwhile, close sources to the U.S. State Department declined to confirm or deny the issuance of the decision when contacted by "Al-Nahar," indicating their lack of authority to comment to the media.