Supplemental Info:
There are approximately 400,000 dual US-Iranian citizens in the United States. Iran does not formally recognize dual citizenship but allows individuals to hold Iranian citizenship alongside another nationality, treating them as Iranian citizens within Iran. Many Iranian Americans retain Iranian citizenship as renunciation is a complex process.
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Announcement by State Department Spokeswoman Tammy Bruce at this afternoon's press briefing:
"The Department is announcing a new awareness campaign warning Americans, especially Iranian Americans, about the continuing severe risks of travel to Iran. The Iranian regime does not recognize dual nationality and routinely denies consular services to detained U.S. citizens.
"And while the bombing has stopped, that does not mean that it is safe to travel to Iran.
"It is not.
"We are also launching a new website dedicated to warning Americans against travel to Iran.
"The message is clear, in multiple languages. Our travel advisories are there as well. They remain in place. And we cannot stress enough, as we continue to do, as I have multiple times from this podium:
"DO NOT TRAVEL TO IRAN.
"Especially those of you who are the dual citizens, who have Iranian heritage. It is not safe for anyone to travel to Iran.
"And again, this supplements also the existing travel advisories. It does not supplant them at travel.state.gov."
Watch the Video: https://www.youtube.com/live/_QNpn2q4W8Q?si=f8TSmxLfaBd79fjM&t=1162
View the New Website: https://www.state.gov/do-not-travel-to-iran
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