Berlin:

Germany has warned its citizens to leave Iran, saying there is a risk of a sudden escalation in Tehran’s current tensions with Israel and that Germans could be at risk of arbitrary arrest in the country.

“There is a risk of a sudden escalation in current tensions, particularly between Israel and Iran,” the Foreign Office wrote in a fresh travel warning issued on Friday. “It cannot be ruled out that air, land and sea transport routes may be affected,” it added.

The Foreign Office said “German nationals are at substantial risk of being arbitrarily arrested and interrogated and sentenced to long prison terms. Dual citizens with Iranian and German citizenship are particularly at risk.” The Foreign Office said.

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