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Level 4 Travel Warning Last updated: 12/09/2021 ***  Effective December 6, 2021, all airline passengers to the United States ages two years and older, regardless of vaccination status or citizenship, must provide a negative COVID-19 viral test taken within one calendar day of travel.  Alternatively, travelers to the United States may provide documentation from a licensed health care provider of having recovered from COVID-19 ...
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By | 9 December, 2021 | Topics: Alert, Near East & North Africa, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: , , ,

Travel Advisory: Iran

Travel Advisory  January 26, 2023  Iran – Level 4: Do Not Travel  Last Update: Reissued with updates to health information  Do not travel to Iran due to the risk of kidnapping and the arbitrary arrest and detention of U.S. citizens. Exercise increased caution due to wrongful detentions.   Country Summary: U.S. citizens visiting or residing in Iran have been kidnapped, ...
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By | 10 August, 2021 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Near East & North Africa

Statement from President Joe Biden Marking Nowruz

The White House Washington FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2023 Statement from President Joe Biden Marking Nowruz Today, Jill and I send our best wishes to everyone celebrating Nowruz across the United States and around the world—from the Middle East, to Central and South Asia, to the Caucasus, to Europe. The Nowruz holiday brings loved ...
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By | 21 March, 2023 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags:

Nowruz Message

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN March 20, 2023 Nowruz Message I wish a happy Nowruz to all those celebrating around the world. I hope the new year brings you happiness, health, and prosperity. Nowruz is a symbol of rebirth.  It is an opportunity to spend time with family and friends by the haft sin ...
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By | 21 March, 2023 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags:

Sanctioning Those Connected to Human Rights Abuses in Iran

Sanctioning Those Connected to Human Rights Abuses in Iran PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 8, 2023 Today – on International Women’s Day – the United States is taking action in coordination with the European Union, United Kingdom, and Australia to promote accountability for the Iranian regime’s continued human rights abuses, particularly ...
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By | 11 March, 2023 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags:

Designating Iran Sanctions Evasion Networks

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN March 9, 2023 Designating Iran Sanctions Evasion Networks We are imposing sanctions on a “shadow banking” network of 39 entities across multiple jurisdictions. These multi-jurisdictional illicit finance systems provide sanctioned Iranian entities access to the international financial system ...
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By | 10 March, 2023 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags:

United States Imposes Sanctions on a Network Supporting Iran’s Aircraft Procurement and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Activities

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN March 9, 2023 United States Imposes Sanctions on a Network Supporting Iran’s Aircraft Procurement and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Activities The United States is designating five entities and one individual based in the People’s Republic of China for ...
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By | 10 March, 2023 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags:

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