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State Department launches Iran "do-not-travel" campaign and dedicated web page
Summary
The State Department announced a new awareness campaign and website warning Americans, especially Iranian Americans and dual nationals, about severe risks of travel to Iran and reiterated existing travel advisories.
Tammy, the State Department spokesperson, told reporters the department is launching a new public awareness campaign and website to warn Americans about the continuing severe risks of travel to Iran, noting that Iranian authorities do not recognize dual nationality and routinely deny consular services to detained U.S. citizens.
"The Iranian regime does not recognize dual nationality and routinely denies consular services to detained US citizens," Tammy said, and reiterated the message "do not travel to Iran," noting the website is accessible via state.gov search functions and will be available in multiple languages.
Why it matters: Travel advisories affect U.S. citizens' safety and consular capacity. The spokesperson emphasized the advisory supplements existing travel.state.gov notices and cautioned that bombing or hostilities may have abated in some areas but that travel remains unsafe.
Details: Tammy provided the web address format (state.gov/ do-not-travel-to-Iran) and said the campaign complements existing travel advisories. She stressed that the campaign does not supplant advisories at travel.state.gov.
