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iran Iran v.2026-05-15

Ongoing military activity, arbitrary detention risks, flight and airport disruption, and closed airspace can trap or delay travelers.

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  • updated 2026-05-15

Iran is under avoid-all-travel advisories from 11 governments as of 2026-05-15. The latest update in this set was Germany on 2026-05-14; several advisories tell nationals already in Iran to leave if they can do so safely.

What Is Being Advised

Avoid all travel to Iran. If you are already there, check your own government's current advice now, reduce movement, monitor flight and border changes, and leave if your advisory tells you to and you can do it safely.

The strongest official advice applies to Iran as a country. Separate notices add risks around border areas, Gulf islands, airport disruption, airspace disruption, demonstrations, and arbitrary detention.

If you have a booking, check refund rules before the next cancellation deadline. If you are already in Iran, keep plans flexible: official notes mention suspended flights, border restrictions, airport disruption, and closed airspace.

Where exactly this applies

The avoid-all-travel advice applies to Iran as a country in the strongest advisories in this set.

Several notices also name specific risks or places:

  • Border restrictions, border risk, demonstrations, flight disruption, and airport disruption in Italy's 2026-04-28 update.
  • Closed airspace, reduced movement advice for people already in Iran, and especially risky border and Gulf areas in Spain's 2026-04-13 advice.
  • Khorasan meridionale, Khuzestan, the Greater and Lesser Tunb islands and Abu Musa, Kermanshah, Ilam, Kerman, Sistan and Baluchistan, Kurdistan, and West Azerbaijan in Italy's 2026-03-05 regional caution notes.
Organizations issuing warnings
  • Auswartiges Amt (Germany)
  • Department of Foreign Affairs (Ireland)
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)
  • Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (Switzerland)
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (United Kingdom)
  • Global Affairs Canada (Canada)
  • Ministere de l'Europe et des Affaires etrangeres (France)
  • Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Union Europea y Cooperacion (Spain)
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (Italy)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand)

Why The Advice Is So Strong

The repeated reasons are security conditions, regional conflict, arbitrary arrest or detention, and disrupted exits. Germany's 2026-05-14 notice warns against all travel, calls on German nationals to leave, cites arbitrary arrest risk, and says German embassy staff were temporarily relocated from Iran, leaving consular help unavailable (Auswartiges Amt).

Canada's 2026-05-04 advice says to avoid all travel because of ongoing military activities and tells people in Iran to leave now if they can do so safely. It also notes that some airlines have suspended flights to and from Iran (Global Affairs Canada).

The UK says British and British-Iranian dual nationals face significant risk of arrest, questioning, or detention. The UK also tells British nationals in Iran to consider the risks of staying (FCDO). Ireland flags arbitrary arrest and detention of European citizens in its Do Not Travel advice (Ireland DFA).

Spain's 2026-04-13 advice completely discourages travel because of the regional conflict context, says the airspace is closed, urges people in Iran to reduce movements, and highlights border and Gulf areas as especially risky (Spain MAEC). Italy's 2026-04-28 update focuses on security and flight conditions, including border restrictions, border risk, demonstrations, flight disruption, and airport disruption (Viaggiare Sicuri).

Japan keeps Iran at Level 4, with evacuation advice and an avoid-travel instruction in its current note dated 2026-01-16 (Japan MOFA). New Zealand's current Iran advice says to avoid travel because of the volatile regional security situation, arbitrary arrest or detention risk, and possible violent civil unrest (SafeTravel NZ).

Source Notes

The latest checked date in this set is 2026-05-14. Update dates vary: Germany and Australia were updated on 2026-05-14, Switzerland and Canada on 2026-05-04, Italy's current security-and-flights update on 2026-04-28, Ireland on 2026-04-24, Spain on 2026-04-13, the UK and France on 2026-04-07, Japan on 2026-01-16, and New Zealand on 2024-11-29.

France has several active Iran notices under its latest-minutes section, including security reminders and arrest-or-detention risk notes dated 2026-04-07 (France Diplomatie). Italy has separate regional caution entries from 2026-03-05; the country-level advice above remains avoid all travel in the strongest current advisories.

Official source notes

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Official source notes used for this article. Native government labels are preserved when available.

  • Auswartiges Amt (de) (avoid all travel; native label: Reisewarnung; updated 2026-05-14; checked 2026-05-14): Iran: Reisewarnung. Germany warns against all travel to Iran and calls on German nationals to leave. The current page cites danger of arbitrary arrest and temporary relocation of German embassy staff from Iran, leaving consular help unavailable.
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (au) (avoid all travel; native label: Do not travel; updated 2026-05-14; checked 2026-05-14): Smartraveller advisory for Iran: Do not travel. Australia Smartraveller lists Iran at "Do not travel" on its current destinations index. The destination entry was updated on 2026-05-14.
  • Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (ch) (avoid all travel; native label: general — Von Reisen in den Iran wird abgeraten; updated 2026-05-04; checked 2026-05-14): FDFA travel advice for Iran. The FDFA advises against travel to/in Iran. The current FDFA update note was published on 2026-05-04.
  • Global Affairs Canada (ca) (avoid all travel; native label: Avoid all travel; updated 2026-05-04; checked 2026-05-14): Iran - Avoid all travel. Avoid all travel to Iran due to ongoing military activities. If you’re in Iran, you should leave now if you can do so safely. Some airlines have suspended flights to and from Iran.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (avoid all travel; native label: ultimaora - IRAN: SICUREZZA e SITUAZIONE VOLI.; updated 2026-04-28; checked 2026-05-14): IRAN: SICUREZZA e SITUAZIONE VOLI.. Official Viaggiare Sicuri current update for Iran: transport or border disruption. It concerns border restrictions, border risk, demonstrations, flight disruption and airport disruption. Italian nationals present are advised to consider leaving where commercial options remain available.
  • Department of Foreign Affairs (ie) (avoid all travel; native label: Do Not Travel; updated 2026-04-24; checked 2026-05-14): Ireland DFA: Do not travel - Iran. Ireland DFA currently rates Iran as Do Not Travel. strongly advise against all travel to Iran at this time due to the security situation in the region, as well as the risk of arbitrary arrest and detention of European citizens by the Iranian...
  • Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Union Europea y Cooperacion (es) (avoid all travel; native label: ANTE EL CONTEXTO DE CONFLICTO REGIONAL, SE DESACONSEJA COMPLETAMENTE VIAJAR A IRÁN.; updated 2026-04-13; checked 2026-05-14): Iran: travel completely discouraged. Spain completely discourages travel to Iran because of the regional conflict context. The advice says the airspace is closed, urges people in Iran to reduce movements, and lists border and Gulf areas as especially risky.
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (gb) (avoid all travel; native label: FCDO advises against all travel; updated 2026-04-07; checked 2026-05-14): Iran: FCDO advises against all travel. FCDO advises against all travel to Iran FCDO advises against all travel to Iran. If you are a British national already in Iran, either resident or visitor, carefully consider your presence there and the risks you take by staying. British and British-Iranian dual nationals are at significant risk of arrest, questioning or detention.
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (gb) (avoid all travel; native label: FCDO advises against all travel; updated 2026-04-07; checked 2026-05-14): Iran: Regional escalation. Regional escalation Regional escalation poses significant security risks. We continue to advise against all travel to Iran. British nationals should: read If you’re affected by a crisis abroad - GOV.UK.
  • Ministere de l'Europe et des Affaires etrangeres (fr) (avoid all travel; native label: Dernières minutes; updated 2026-04-07; checked 2026-05-14): Iran - Urgence Attentat – Vigilance renforcée pour les ressortissants français à l’étranger. France Diplomatie has an active 'Dernières minutes' update for Iran, titled 'Urgence Attentat – Vigilance renforcée pour les ressortissants français à l’étranger'. The update concerns a current travel-advice update; the original French excerpt is included for exact official wording.
  • Ministere de l'Europe et des Affaires etrangeres (fr) (avoid all travel; native label: Dernières minutes; updated 2026-04-07; checked 2026-05-14): Iran - Situation sécuritaire et rappel des consignes de sécurité. France Diplomatie has an active 'Dernières minutes' update for Iran, titled 'Situation sécuritaire et rappel des consignes de sécurité'. The update concerns security or civil disruption; the original French excerpt is included for exact official wording.
  • Ministere de l'Europe et des Affaires etrangeres (fr) (avoid all travel; native label: Dernières minutes; updated 2026-04-07; checked 2026-05-14): Iran - Situation sécuritaire et rappel des consignes de sécurité. France Diplomatie has an active 'Dernières minutes' update for Iran, titled 'Situation sécuritaire et rappel des consignes de sécurité'. The update concerns security or civil disruption; the original French excerpt is included for exact official wording.
  • Ministere de l'Europe et des Affaires etrangeres (fr) (avoid all travel; native label: Dernières minutes; updated 2026-04-07; checked 2026-05-14): Iran - Rappel des risques d’arrestation et de détention arbitraire. France Diplomatie has an active 'Dernières minutes' update for Iran, titled 'Rappel des risques d’arrestation et de détention arbitraire'. The update concerns a current travel-advice update; the original French excerpt is included for exact official wording.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (jp) (avoid all travel; native label: レベル4：退避してください。渡航は止めてください。（退避勧告）《引上げ》; updated 2026-01-16; checked 2026-05-14): Iran: レベル4：退避してください。渡航は止めてください。（退避勧告）《引上げ》. Japan MOFA keeps Iran in the listed area at レベル4：退避してください。渡航は止めてください。（退避勧告）《引上げ》; travelers should evacuate and not travel. The update notes cite ongoing security risks and advise travelers to monitor reliable information and take sufficient safety measures.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (jp) (avoid all travel; native label: レベル4：退避してください。渡航は止めてください。（退避勧告）《継続》; updated 2026-01-16; checked 2026-05-14): Iran: レベル4：退避してください。渡航は止めてください。（退避勧告）《継続》. Japan MOFA keeps Iran in the listed area at レベル4：退避してください。渡航は止めてください。（退避勧告）《継続》; travelers should evacuate and not travel. The update notes cite ongoing security risks and advise travelers to monitor reliable information and take sufficient safety measures.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (nz) (avoid all travel; native label: Do not travel; updated 2024-11-29; checked 2026-05-14): Iran: Do not travel. Do not travel to Iran due to the volatile security situation in the region, the risk of arbitrary arrest or detention and the potential for violent civil unrest.
  • Ministere de l'Europe et des Affaires etrangeres (fr) (heightened caution; native label: Dernières minutes; updated 2026-04-07; checked 2026-05-14): Iran - Risques d’arrestation, de détention arbitraire et de jugement inéquitable. France Diplomatie has an active 'Dernières minutes' update for Iran, titled 'Risques d’arrestation, de détention arbitraire et de jugement inéquitable'. The update concerns a current travel-advice update; the original French excerpt is included for exact official wording.
  • Ministere de l'Europe et des Affaires etrangeres (fr) (heightened caution; native label: Dernières minutes; updated 2026-04-07; checked 2026-05-14): Iran - Recommandations sécuritaires. France Diplomatie has an active 'Dernières minutes' update for Iran, titled 'Recommandations sécuritaires'. The update concerns security or civil disruption; the original French excerpt is included for exact official wording.
  • Ministere de l'Europe et des Affaires etrangeres (fr) (heightened caution; native label: Dernières minutes; updated 2026-04-07; checked 2026-05-14): Iran - Recommandations sécuritaires. France Diplomatie has an active 'Dernières minutes' update for Iran, titled 'Recommandations sécuritaires'. The update concerns security or civil disruption; the original French excerpt is included for exact official wording.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2026-03-05; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Regione del Khorasan meridionale in Iran for above-baseline travel caution due to border risk. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2026-03-05; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Khuzestan in Iran for above-baseline travel caution due to border risk. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2026-03-05; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Isole della Grande e Piccola Tunb e di Abu Musa in Iran for above-baseline travel caution due to security risks. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2026-03-05; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Regione di Kermanshash in Iran for above-baseline travel caution due to border risk. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2026-03-05; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Regione di Ilam in Iran for above-baseline travel caution due to border risk. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2026-03-05; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Kerman in Iran for above-baseline travel caution due to security risks. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2026-03-05; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Regioni di Sistan e Baluchistan in Iran for above-baseline travel caution due to security risks. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2026-03-05; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Regione del Kurdistan in Iran for above-baseline travel caution due to border risk. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2026-03-05; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Regione dell'Azerbaijan Occidentale in Iran for above-baseline travel caution due to security risks. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.