PARIS: France on Friday warned its citizens to “imperatively refrain from travel in the coming days to Iran, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories,” the foreign minister’s entourage told AFP.
Iran has threatened reprisals against Israel over a strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria on April 1 that killed seven Revolutionary Guards including two generals, sparking fears of an escalation of violence in the Middle East.
France’s Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne at a crisis meeting also asked that family members of French diplomats in Iran be evacuated, and no French civil servants be sent on missions to the listed countries.
Israel has bombarded the Gaza Strip since an unprecedented attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas against Israel on October 7. It has also stepped up strikes against Iranian personnel and allies in Syria and Lebanon.
Israel has traded near-daily cross-border fire with Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah since the start of the latest Gaza conflict.
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France urges no travel to Iran, Lebanon, Israel and Palestinian territories
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France urges no travel to Iran, Lebanon, Israel and Palestinian territories
- Iran has threatened reprisals against Israel over a strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria
- France’s Foreign Minister asked that family members of French diplomats in Iran be evacuated
Iran security chief threatens reciprocal attacks in region if US targets electricity
- “If they do that, the whole region will go dark in less than half an hour,” said Larijani
TEHRAN: Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani threatened on Thursday to target power grids in the region if the United States attacked the Islamic republic’s electricity supplies.
“If they do that, the whole region will go dark in less than half an hour and darkness provides ample opportunity to hunt down US servicemen running for safety,” said Larijani in a post on X.
US President Donald Trump had said US forces could knock out Iran’s electricity supply “within one hour” — leaving the country with reconstruction that could take a generation.
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