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

The United States 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 a Government not recognized by the United States." This decision, implemented based on directives from the U.S. State Department, included restrictive measures such as canceling diplomatic visas granted to mission members. According to Lebanese newspaper "Al-Nahar," the memorandum, numbered (41-2025) and dated April 3, 2025, informed the Syrian mission that visas for its members under category G1, designated for diplomats accredited to the UN and recognized by their governments, will be replaced with visas under category G3, granted to foreign nationals qualified internationally but without recognition of their governments by Washington. The memorandum specified that the authority to issue the new visas will be 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 non-recognition by the United States of 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.