Countries Urge Their Citizens to Leave Iran

Watch Countries Urge Their Citizens to Leave Iran - AlArabiya English on Dailymotion

Transcript

00:01As conditions continue to deteriorate in Iran following protests that have been ongoing for nearly three weeks,

00:08several countries have urged their citizens to leave Tehran immediately.

00:13Among them is the United States, which said that citizens, as well as dual U.S.-Iranian nationals,

00:20should leave Iran via Armenia or Turkey.

00:23The Australian government has also joined the call.

00:27The move comes amid rising regional tensions,

00:31especially after the U.S. president signaled that he might intervene, even militarily,

00:36to end the crackdown faced by protesters at the hands of the regime,

00:41following the killing and injury of dozens of people.

00:44Meanwhile, Tehran has accused Washington of fueling the unrest in an attempt to destabilize the country.