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Hundreds of American citizens evacuated Iran in last week before America, hitting three of the main Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday, according to a State department Cable, reported Reuters.
While many Americans were able to leave without problems, “many” citizens had to face “delays and harassment” while trying to leave, added the point of sale, quoting the cable that would have dated Friday. Two citizens who try to leave Iran would have been detained.
The evacuation difficulties reported by the Americans highlight the broader challenges that Washington met in the assistance to his nationals in Iran, a country that has had no diplomatic link with the United States since the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
The State Department told Fox News Digital that American citizens could be confronted with more difficulty getting out than those who have double American citizenship.
Hundreds of Americans fled Iran in last week in the middle of increasing tensions in the Middle East. (Image Alliance images / Getty)
“We remind citizens we do not travel to Iran for any reason because of the risk of terrorismCivil disturbances, kidnapping, arbitrary arrest of American citizens and unjustified detention, “a spokesperson for the State Department said on Sunday in a statement to Fox News Digital.” The two Iranian national nationals must leave Iran on Iranian passports and should be ready to meet control points and interrogations by the Iranian authorities before Iran. The Iranian government does not recognize dual nationality and will deal with the two American nationals of Iranian only as Iranian citizens. “”
“If you plan to leave Iran, the ministry has opened a crisis admission form for American citizens in Iran to transmit information on consular assistance,” added the ministry. “Due to the limits of American consular support in Iran, American citizens looking for departure should take advantage of the existing means of leaving Iran. The crisis admission form and the latest information for American citizens seeking to leave Israel and Iran can be found on our banner page on Travel.state.gov.”
An aerial view shows the border wall between Turkey and Iran in eastern Turkey on November 1, 2024. The US State Department advised Americans to use terrestrial routes via Azerbaijan, Armenia or Turkey to leave Iran. (Ozan Hair / AFP)
State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a press briefing on Friday that the United States had no higher priority than American security and security, adding that the administration offered advice to thousands of people on how to leave Iran and Israel in the midst of intensified tensions between the two countries.
“We are not planning to offer direct departure by the American government of Iran,” said Bruce. “The State Department has provided information and support to more than 25,000 people looking for advice concerning the situation in Israel, West Bank and Iran.”
The Americans seeking to leave Iran were invited to use terrestrial routes via Azerbaijan, Armenia or turkey While Iranian airspace remains closed, according to a travel alert from the State Department. The government can be able to help American citizens once they have left the borders.
Smoke increases after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025. The conflict continues to increase between Israel and Iran. (Getty)
The State Department has no official figures, but thousands of American citizens are supposed to reside in IranReported Reuters.
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In the meantime. American ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Thursday that the administration was considering different ways to get American citizens from this country out.
“We are working to obtain military, commercial, charter and cruise ships for Evac,” said Huckabee in a post.
Fox News Alec Schemmel contributed to this report.
