Global | 2024.04.12 21:15
[서울=뉴스핌] Correspondent Cho Min-kyo = As war tensions between Iran and Israel in the Middle East escalate, France has announced a travel ban.
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a notice posted on
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advised French citizens to avoid traveling to Iran, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories over the next few days.
An Iranian flag placed in front of the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria [사진=로이터 뉴스핌]
French diplomats and embassy staff in those countries were also barred from missions. Families of diplomats stationed in Tehran, the capital of Iran, have decided to return home.
Iran singled out Israel as the mastermind and declared revenge when its consulate in Damascus, the capital of Syria, was bombed on the 1st, killing high-ranking officers from the elite Quds Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
According to foreign media, Israel is strengthening its preparedness posture as it anticipates a direct attack by Iran on its territory within the next 48 hours.
Israel warned that it would respond directly if Iran attacked. As a result, the risk of an escalation of war in the Middle East region increases.
mkyo@newspim.com
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