21.02.2026 00:42
While nuclear negotiations between the US and Iran continue, US President Donald Trump's threats towards Tehran are also ongoing. As tensions rise in the region, Germany, Sweden, and Poland have consecutively called on their citizens to "leave Iran urgently."
While nuclear negotiations continue between the US and Iran, US President Donald Trump's threats towards Tehran are also ongoing.
CALLS CAME IN SUCCESSION
As the US Navy's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, passed through Gibraltar today, Trump expressed that he is considering a limited attack on Iran. As tensions rise in the region, European countries have repeatedly called on their citizens to "leave Iran urgently."
GERMANY: THE POSSIBILITY OF MILITARY CONFLICT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED
In a statement made on the social media account of Germany's embassy in Tehran, titled "Urgent call for German citizens in Iran to leave the country again," it was noted that the situation of tension in Iran and the region continues. The statement indicated that the security situation could worsen further and that the possibility of military conflicts cannot be excluded, hence the reminder for German citizens to leave Iran.
The statement requested that German citizens use the available means to leave the country, considering that in the event of escalating tensions, the Foreign Ministry and the German Embassy in Tehran "may provide almost no support" for leaving the country.
SWEDEN: LEAVE IRAN WHILE THERE IS STILL TIME AND DO NOT WAIT
Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard, addressing citizens in Iran, noted that it is still possible to leave the country by air and land crossings. Stenergard stated, "Swedes should leave Iran while there is still time and not wait. Those who choose to stay in Iran will take on a significant personal responsibility. At this point, the Foreign Ministry will not be able to assist with evacuations from Iran."
POLAND: PLEASE DO NOT TRAVEL TO THIS COUNTRY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk addressed his citizens, saying, "Please, leave Iran immediately and do not travel to this country under any circumstances." He stated that he did not want to scare anyone but emphasized that the possibility of hot conflict in this country is quite real, calling for this request to be taken seriously.
Tusk stressed that in the event of a hot conflict, no one can guarantee evacuation options for Polish citizens. He pointed out that past evacuation warnings have sometimes been ignored, which has led to serious consequences.
USS GERALD R. FORD AIRCRAFT CARRIER PASSED GIBRALTAR
Following US President Donald Trump's order to send a second aircraft carrier to the region after the tensions with Iran, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) Aircraft Carrier and its accompanying war frigate passed through the Strait of Gibraltar and reached the Mediterranean yesterday afternoon. Some social media accounts also shared photos showing the ship passing through the Strait of Gibraltar.
Trump had ordered the deployment of a second aircraft carrier to the region while nuclear negotiations with Iran were ongoing. Following this order, the USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier, located in the Caribbean, moved to the region to join the USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier, which had previously been sent to the Middle East.
Source: AA / IHA