The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advises British nationals against all travel to Iran.

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The Iranian authorities do not recognise dual nationality.nationality, Ifso if you are a British-Iranian dual national and are detaineddetained, in Iran, the FCDO will not be informed of your detention by the authorities and will not be granted access to see you.

Our ability to provide consular assistance will be extremely limited. For British nationals without Iranian dual-nationality, the FCDO may not be informed for some time of your detention and the FCDO may be denied consular welfare visits for long periods of time. See Safety and Security.

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Terrorists are likely to try to carry out attacks in someIran. casesAttacks could happen anywhere, including in places visited by foreigners. On 26 October 2022, 15 people were killed at a shrine in Shiraz, southern Iran, in an attack claimed by the terrorist group Daesh. On 22 September 2018, there arewas internetan shutdowns.attack Mobileon data,a non-Iranianmilitary mobileparade appsin andAhvaz, internationalcapital callsof mayKhuzestan notprovince. workOn 7 June 2017, there were two attacks in Tehran – one in the Majles (the Iranian parliament) in central Tehran and shouldanother notat bethe reliedImam onKhomeini forShrine personalnear safety.Imam Khomeini international airport. See Terrorism.

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Consular support is very limited in Iran. If you need consular assistance you should contact the British Embassy on telephone: +98 (0)21 6405 2000 .to make an appointment. See Consular assistance services.