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... Americans were already told to leave Iran in January, amid national unrest with anti-regime protests, which have left thousands dead.

But the Virtual Embassy Tehran issued another warning on February 5, which said: "U.S. citizens should expect continued internet outages, plan alternative means of communication, and, if safe to do so, consider departing Iran by land to Armenia or Trkiye."

"Leave Iran now. Have a plan for departing Iran that does not rely on U.S. government help," it adds. ...