International media reports say the US administration is considering a recommendation to close at least 27 US missions, largely in Africa and Europe.
This comes amid reports that US President Donald Trump wants to slash the budget of its State Department by half.
Reuters cited an internal memo it reviewed to report that the 10 embassies that are being considered for closure are based in Eritrea, Grenada, Lesotho, Central African Republic, Luxembourg, Republic of the Congo, the Gambia, South Sudan, Malta, and the Maldives.
Among the 17 consulates recommended for a shutdown, more than a dozen are based in Europe, some of which have previously been reported by Reuters.
Reuters reported that the remaining four are the U.S. missions in Busan in South Korea, Durban in South Africa, Medan in Indonesia, and Douala in Cameroon.
The news of the potential closure of the US Embassy in the Maldives comes a day after the Maldives banned Israeli passport holders from entering its territories as a way to protest against the continued genocial military operations in occupied Palestine.
