Explosion at US Embassy in Oslo May Be Linked to Iranian War: Oslo Police

Norwegian foreign minister called the blast ‘an ⁠unacceptable act’ that Norway takes ’very seriously.’

The area outside the U.S. embassy is cordoned off, after the Norwegian police said that the embassy was hit by a loud explosion, in Oslo, Norway, March 8, 2026. Gwladys Fouche /Reuters

Oslo police suspect an explosion at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo on March 8 may be linked to the war with Iran, even though Norway is thousands of miles away from the Middle Eastern conflict.

“It’s natural to see this in the context of the current security situation and that ​this could be an attack deliberately targeting the U.S. embassy,” Frode Larsen, ​head of the Oslo police investigation unit, said during a news conference on March 8.