U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee marked one week of war with Iran on Saturday, saying the embassy is working around the clock to evacuate Americans.

Huckabee said in a lengthy post on X that the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem is operating on a 24-hour schedule to help Americans return home.

“We have now successfully evacuated thousands of people using every means possible,” he said.

Huckabee strongly pushed back on media reports claiming “nothing was being done” to help Americans.

“Total lie,” he said. “In the early hours and first days of war, the safest decision and what we urged our own embassy personnel to do was stay close to shelter.”

The ambassador praised President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran, saying military action was necessary to stop the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

“Had the fanatical religious zealots obtained a nuclear warhead … they would have used it on America,” he said.

Huckabee also addressed rumors that he had left Israel.

“The ambassador is the last one to leave. It’s how it works,” he said. “First duty is to American citizens. They are our real bosses.”