British government has warned its citizens against travelling to Iraq or Iran amid heightened tension following the US airstrike that killed Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force.
The British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who issued the warning today, January 4, said: “given heightened tensions in the region, the (foreign office) now advise people not to travel to Iraq, with the exception of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and to consider carefully whether it’s essential to travel to Iran.”
Raab earlier advised all sides to “de-escalate” tension following Soleimani’s death, saying “further conflict is in none of our interests.”
