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Iran's and U.S.' flags are seen
printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado
Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
A
day after the United States accused Iran of assisting Russia in using drones
against Ukraine, Iran warned its people on Friday not to travel to Ukraine and
urged Iranians who were already there to leave, according to semi-official news
sources.
The U.S. accusation was not included in the recommendation from the Iranian foreign ministry. It provided a phone number to call the Iranian embassy in Kiev for guidance.
"All
Iranians are urgently warned not to travel to Ukraine due to the military escalation
there. Additionally, for their own protection, Iranians living in Ukraine are
recommended to leave the nation "In a statement, the ministry stated.
The
White House announced on Thursday that Iranians had been in Crimea assisting
Russians in attacking Ukraine with Iranian drones and that U.S. efforts to
negotiate a return to the Iran nuclear deal have been temporarily put on hold.
In
2014, Russia took Crimea from Ukraine.
According
to White House national security spokesman John Kirby, the United States is now
worried that Russia would try to buy sophisticated conventional weapons from
Iran, such surface-to-surface missiles, to deploy against Ukraine.
Source:
Reuters
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