“The US State Department has issued an urgent warning to Americans still in Iran, urging them to leave the country immediately. The situation in the country is becoming uncontrollable, you should evacuate on your own, without waiting for help from Washington.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: message on the website of the US Embassy in Iran
Literally: “Leave Iran immediately. Have an exit plan that does not involve assistance from the US government.”
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Details: The diplomatic service emphasizes the critical level of danger. Mass riots are intensifying in the country, the authorities block the Internet, block roads and limit the operation of public transport.
Americans are advised to consider leaving overland via the borders with Armenia or Turkey if travel is still safe.
Citizens are warned about the need to have alternative means of communication due to a complete “shutdown” of the Internet throughout Iran.
For those who cannot leave, the State Department orders them to find a safe shelter, “stay inconspicuous” and stock up on water, food and medicine for a long time.
Emergency evacuation of diplomats and calls to leave often precede the start of large-scale hostilities or foreign military intervention.
What preceded:
- Mass protests have been ongoing in Iran since the end of December 2025, which began due to the economic crisis and turned into an anti-government uprising. According to human rights defenders, the number of dead has already exceeded 500 peoplemore than 10 thousand were arrested.
- US President Donald Trump supported the Iranian people and threatened military intervention if repression against the population continued.
- The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, called the events in Iran an “insurrection” and called on the world to help the Iranians overthrow the regime that supplies Russia with weapons.