The US Postal Service has temporarily suspended mail service to Iran, Iraq and Israel effective June 20.
The announcement said, “The Postal Service has temporarily suspended international mail acceptance to [the three countries] due to the foreign post not accepting mail.”
The press release said. “For already deposited items, Postal Service International Service Center (ISC) employees will endorse the items as ‘Mail Service Suspended — Return to Sender’ and then place them in the mail stream for return.”
It said, “The Postal Service is temporarily suspending international mail acceptance for certain destinations due to inadequate transportation options or service disruptions within the country. Customers: please refrain from mailing items addressed to the countries listed here, until further notice.”