The United Kingdom on Saturday warned British nationals not to travel to Iraq or Iran, as tensions in the Middle East escalated in the wake of the US killing of a prominent Iranian military commander in Baghdad.
“The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all but essential travel to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and against all travel to the rest of Iraq. If you’re in areas of Iraq where the FCO advise against all travel, you should consider leaving by commercial means,” the statement said.
“The security situation throughout Iraq remains uncertain, and could deteriorate quickly,” it added.
In relation to Iran, the FCO advised all British nationals against all travel to within 100km of the entire Iran/Afghanistan border, within 10km of the entire Iran/Iraq border, the province of Sistan-Baluchistan the area east of the line running from Bam to Jask, including Bam
“The FCO advise against all but essential travel to the rest of Iran. However, for British-Iranian dual nationals the FCO advise against all travel to Iran. If you’re in Iran, you should consider carefully your need to remain. If your continued presence is not essential, you should consider leaving,” the statement said.
On Friday, the US conducted a strike against a vehicle convoy in Baghdad and the Pentagon confirmed the death of Qasem Soleimani, Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force and Abu Mehdi Muhandis.
With regards the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC area, the FCO advised that “British nationals in the region should remain vigilant and keep up to date with the latest developments”.
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