France urges its citizens not to travel to Iran, Israel, Palestine and Lebanon 

The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has called on its citizens to refrain from visiting Iran, Israel and Lebanon because of the threat of an escalation of the situation in the Middle East. The ministry said this in an X post. 

“Due to the risk of military escalation in the Middle East, French citizens are advised to refrain from visiting Iran, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories in the coming days,” reads the statement.

As noted, the families of French diplomats in Tehran will leave the country. In addition, a ban is imposed on official visits of French officials to the aforementioned countries.