European countries called on their citizens to immediately leave Iranian territory amid reports of major U.S. military action, including the evacuation of soldiers from bases in the Middle East, as Washington threatened limited strike options to pressure Iran into nuclear concessions.
Today (Saturday), the German Embassy in Tehran called on its citizens to leave Iran immediately. The government warned in an official statement of the deterioration of the situation and the possibility of an outbreak of armed conflict, stressing that the German Foreign Ministry would not be able to provide assistance or carry out evacuation operations if the situation exploded militarily.
Sweden, through its Foreign Minister Maria Malmar Stenagaard, made a similar appeal, stressing the need to ensure that currently available air and land routes can be departed without delay.
Serbia joined these warnings, calling on its citizens to leave Iran as soon as possible due to the risk of an imminent deterioration of the security situation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on its website and social media networks.
Poland called on its citizens to leave Iran as soon as possible and not to travel to Iran. “Leave Iran immediately and do not travel to this country under any circumstances,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday, Polish news agency reported.
Meanwhile, a US official at the White House reported that the US military has not evacuated any soldiers from the Middle East region in anticipation of a conflict with Iran. The official explained that the Central Command is carrying out large numbers of movement of soldiers within the region as part of military training and various missions.
Iran, for its part, sought to defuse the explosion through diplomatic channels, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragushi announcing that his country was preparing a draft nuclear deal to submit to Washington through Omani intermediaries within the next few days.
Arraqchi denied that the US government had stipulated “zero enrichment” in recent rounds in Geneva and Muscat, stressing that Tehran rejects any suspension of enrichment and considers it a “red line that must not be crossed.”
The Wall Street Journal reported that the US administration may adopt a “gradual escalation” strategy. The idea is to launch limited attacks on military and government facilities, then escalate at a rapid pace to force Iran to return to the negotiating table on Washington’s terms.
European countries are calling on their citizens to leave Iranian territory immediately, as Washington hints at the option of a limited strike to force Iran into nuclear concessions and reports of large-scale American military action, including the withdrawal of troops from bases in the Middle East.
The German Embassy in Tehran today (Saturday) called on citizens to leave Iran immediately. In an official statement, the government warned of the deterioration of the situation and the possibility of an outbreak of armed conflict, stressing that the German Foreign Ministry would not be able to provide assistance or carry out evacuation operations in case of military escalation.
Sweden issued a similar call through Foreign Minister Anne Linde, stressing the need to depart without delay using available air and land routes.
Serbia joined these warnings, calling on its citizens to leave Iran as soon as possible due to the imminent risk of security deterioration, according to a statement on the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website and social media.
Poland is urging its citizens to leave Iran as soon as possible and not to travel to Iran. “Leave Iran immediately and do not travel to this country under any circumstances,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday, Polish News Agency reported.
Meanwhile, a US White House official said the US military was not yet at the stage of withdrawing troops from the Middle East in anticipation of a conflict with Iran. The official said the Central Command is carrying out movement of some troops within the region as part of military exercises and various missions.
Iran, for its part, is trying to calm the situation through diplomatic channels, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announcing that his country is preparing a draft nuclear deal to submit to Washington through Omani mediators in the coming days.
Araghchi denied that the US conditioned on “zero enrichment” in recent rounds in Geneva and Muscat, claiming that Tehran rejects any halt to enrichment and considers it a “red line that must not be crossed.”
The Wall Street Journal reported that the US administration may adopt a “gradual escalation” strategy. It would begin with limited attacks targeting military and government facilities, then increase the pace to force Tehran to return to the negotiating table on Washington’s terms.
