NNA – France has advised its citizens in Iran to quot;temporarily leavequot; if they can, to avoid the closure of Iranian airspace and airports in light of the risk of military escalation in the Middle East, according to quot;Russia Todayquot;.
The French Foreign Ministry said: quot;We call on our citizens again to exercise the utmost caution in their movements, avoid any gatherings, and keep up with current events and any messages or instructions from the French embassy in Iran in the coming days.quot;
Earlier, France called on its citizens to leave Lebanon quot;as soon as possiblequot;, amid fears of the situation in the region escalating against the backdrop of the war in Gaza.
Arab and Western countries issued warnings to their citizens and appealsnbsp;to leave Lebanon. Meanwhile, several international airlines canceled their flights to and from Beirut, anticipating a possible escalation in the region.
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