France Urges Its Citizens to Leave Iran Over ‘Escalation Risk’
- Tensions have skyrocketed since killing of Hamas leader
- France has advised citizens against travel to Israel, Lebanon
Iranians wave flags while attending a demonstration denouncing the killing of Ismail Haniyeh at Palestine Square in Tehran on July 31.
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France instructed its citizens visiting Iran to leave the country as soon as possible amid increased fears of war following the killing of senior Hamas and Hezbollah leaders.
The warning was prompted by the heightened risk of military escalation, the French foreign ministry said in a statement on its website on Friday. It reiterated that visitors could face arbitrary detention, unfair trials and a lack of exit options due to the potential closure of Iranian airspace.