The FCO has warned dual-Iranian citizens not to visit Iran but these arrests raise questions about the risk for other travellers.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was jailed in Iran three years agoBritish-Iranian mother Nazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeThe two women are thought to be the first British passport holders who do not also have Iranian nationality to have been jailed in Iran recently.
The British Foreign Office has been warning dual-Iranian citizens not to travel to Iran but news of the arrests is likely to raise questions about the level of danger to travellers of other nationalities too. The FCO's travel advice for Iran currently says:"There is a risk that British nationals, and a higher risk that British-Iranian dual nationals, could be arbitrarily detained in Iran.The Foreign Office has not commented, as Australian officials are taking the lead on the two cases.
A spokesperson for Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs said:"The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance to the families of three Australians detained in Iran.The arrests come amid a souring in relations between Britain and Iran, after issues such as the seizure by the Royal Marines in July of an Iranian oil tanker near Gibraltar.
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