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US says American citizens in Iran ‘should leave now,’ consider departing to Turkey or Armenia

By Reuters 14 January 2026, 12:08 am
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The US urges its citizens to leave Iran immediately, and advises them to consider departing by land to Turkey or Armenia, according to a new notice released by the US virtual embassy in Tehran.

“US citizens should leave Iran now. Consider departing Iran by land to Türkiye or Armenia, if safe to do so,” the notice says.

Iran is currently seeing its biggest anti-government demonstrations in years as the administration of US President Donald Trump weighs how to respond to the situation in the Middle Eastern nation.

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