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FCO advises against travel to Iran
23rd June 2009 The Uk Foreign and Commonwealth office has advised against all but essential travel to Iran.Large scale demonstrations following the Iranian Presidential elections on 12 June 2009 continue. There have been violent clashes at and after some demonstrations with some deaths. Further violence is possible. Some forms of international and internal communications have been disrupted, e.g. SMS, mobile telephone coverage and internet. You should avoid demonstrations and large public gatherings. In recent years there have been several violent attacks on, and violent demonstrations outside, the British Embassy compounds in Tehran, most recently on 14 June 2007 and 30 December 2008. See the Political Situation and Registering with the Embassy sections of this advice for more details.
You should maintain a high level of security awareness, particularly in public places. If you are planning to travel to Iran you should monitor political developments closely and check this advice regularly.
For further details please visit the FCO website
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