Seen from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the threat is growing. The French must “refrain” to travel to Iran, Israel, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories, advises the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stéphane Séjourné. This decision comes as Iran threatens to strike Israel, accused of an April 1 attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. She was “acted in crisis meeting”, specifies the minister. He also asked for the “return of the families of diplomatic agents from Tehran” as well as the ban on missions of French civil servants in these countries.
Since April 1, the probability of an escalation between Iran and Israel has increased a notch, the fault of an Israeli raid against the Iranian consulate in Damascus. Fourteen people were killed, including two military leaders of the Revolutionary Guards. Tehran immediately promised retaliation. “We will make him regret this crime and the others”reacted the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a press release, offering his condolences to the relatives of the victims.