2024-04-12T11:25:22+00:00
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/ On Friday, French Foreign Minister Stephane Ségournet advised the French to refrain from heading to Iran, Israel, Lebanon, and the Palestinian territories, and also demanded the return of the families of diplomatic employees from Tehran.
According to Agence France-Presse, the decision, which was taken “during a crisis meeting,” came at a time when Iran was threatening to launch an attack targeting Israel, which was blamed for the strike on the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on April 1.
Other countries, such as Russia, have also renewed their advice to their citizens not to travel to countries in the volatile region, due to the escalation of the repercussions of the war raging in the Gaza Strip.
On Thursday, the German airline Lufthansa extended the cancellation of daily flights from Frankfurt to the Iranian capital, Tehran, “for security reasons,” amid a state of alert in anticipation of possible Iranian retaliation, against the backdrop of the consulate raid.
Iranian officials, led by the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, threatened Israel that it would “receive punishment” after the attack on the Iranian consulate, which Israel did not acknowledge.
The attack destroyed the Iranian consulate, killing 16 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard mourned 7 of its members in the attack, including two senior officers.