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Germany urges its nationals to exit Iran, fearing retaliation over UN sanctions related to Iran's nuclear program, with limited embassy support available.
(Reuters) -Germany has told its nationals to leave Iran and refrain from travelling there to avoid getting caught in retaliatory acts by Tehran over Germany's role in triggering U.N. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme.
Britain, France and Germany on Thursday launched a 30-day process to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear programme, a step likely to stoke tensions two months after Israel and the United States bombed Iran.
"As Iranian government representatives have repeatedly threatened with consequences in this case, it cannot be ruled out that German interests and nationals will be affected by countermeasures in Iran," the foreign ministry said in a statement posted on its website on Thursday.
"Currently, the German Embassy in Tehran can only provide limited consular assistance on site," it warned.
(Reporting by Ludwig Burger, editing by Rachel More)
Germany has advised its nationals to leave Iran to avoid potential retaliatory acts by Tehran in response to U.N. sanctions imposed due to its nuclear programme.
Britain, France, and Germany have initiated a 30-day process to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear programme, which is likely to escalate tensions.
The German Embassy in Tehran has warned that it can only provide limited consular assistance on site due to the current situation.
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