{"id":116843,"date":"2026-01-13T08:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T13:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/leave-iran-now-us-embassy-posts-warning-to-americans-still-in-the-country-116843"},"modified":"2026-01-13T08:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T13:47:31","slug":"leave-iran-now-us-embassy-posts-warning-to-americans-still-in-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/leave-iran-now-us-embassy-posts-warning-to-americans-still-in-the-country-116843","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Leave Iran now&#8217;: US Embassy posts warning to Americans still in the country"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Virtual Embassy Iran<\/a> is telling American citizens who are still in the country to leave immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ir.usembassy.gov\/iran-security-alert-land-border-crossings-january-12-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The warning Tuesday<\/a> comes as more than 600 people have been killed in the ongoing anti-government demonstrations, according to an activist group. The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said 512 of the dead were protesters and 134 were members of Iran\u2019s security forces, The Associated Press reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Leave Iran now. Have a plan for\u00a0departing\u00a0Iran that does not rely on U.S. government help,&#8221; the U.S. Virtual Embassy Iran said on its website, suggesting land crossings into Armenia or Turkey if it is &#8220;safe to do so.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you cannot leave, find a secure location within your residence or another safe building. Have a supply of food, water, medications, and other essential items,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/iran-set-hang-protester-what-would-mark-first-execution-tied-anti-regime-demonstrations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IRAN SET TO HANG PROTESTER IN WHAT WOULD MARK FIRST EXECUTION TIED TO ANTI-REGIME DEMONSTRATIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Protests across Iran are escalating and may turn violent, resulting in arrests and injuries. Increased security measures, road closures, public transportation disruptions, and internet blockages are ongoing,&#8221; the embassy also said. &#8220;The Government of Iran has restricted access to mobile, landline, and national internet networks. Airlines continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/travel\/general\/airlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">limit or cancel flights<\/a> to and from Iran, with several suspending service until Friday, January 16.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The protests began late last month with shopkeepers and bazaar merchants\u00a0demonstrating\u00a0against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/economy\/inflation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accelerating inflation<\/a> and the collapse of the rial, which lost about half its value against the dollar last year. Inflation topped 40% in December. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/iran-protests-spark-regime-survival-question-exiled-dissident-says-feels-like-revolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IRAN PROTESTS SPARK REGIME SURVIVAL QUESTION AS EXILED DISSIDENT SAYS IT FEELS LIKE A \u2018REVOLUTION\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The unrest soon spread to universities and provincial cities, with young men clashing with security forces.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;U.S.-Iranian dual nationals must exit Iran on Iranian passports. The Iranian government does not recognize dual\u00a0nationality and\u00a0will treat U.S.-Iranian dual nationals solely as Iranian citizens,&#8221; according to the embassy. &#8220;U.S. nationals are at significant risk of questioning, arrest, and detention in Iran. Showing a U.S. passport or\u00a0demonstrating\u00a0connections to the United States can be reason enough for Iranian authorities to detain someone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The embassy also said, &#8220;Turkmenistan\u2019s land borders are open, but U.S. citizens need special authorization from the Government of Turkmenistan before approaching the border,&#8221; and that, &#8220;U.S. citizens with an urgent need to depart Iran via Azerbaijan should be aware that entry into Azerbaijan from Iran has been restricted for U.S. citizens during periods of heightened tension, such as the June 2025 conflict between Iran and Israel.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The U.S. government does not have diplomatic or consular relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran,&#8221;\u00a0the U.S. Virtual Embassy Iran continued. &#8220;The Swiss government, acting through its embassy in Tehran, serves as the protecting power for U.S. interests in Iran.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the ongoing protests, <a href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/en\/international-travel\/travel-advisories\/iran.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the State Department issued<\/a> a &#8220;Level 4 \u2013 Do not travel&#8221; advisory for the Islamic Republic of Iran in December.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the time, it urged Americans not to visit the country, &#8220;due to the risk of terrorism, unrest, kidnapping, arbitrary arrest of U.S. citizens, and wrongful detention. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p><i>Fox News\u2019 Efrat Lachter contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/leave-iran-now-us-embassy-posts-warning-americans-still-country\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/leave-iran-now-us-embassy-posts-warning-americans-still-country <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Virtual Embassy Iran is telling American citizens who are still in the country to leave immediately.\u00a0 The warning Tuesday comes as more than [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-116843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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