FCDO advises against all travel to Iran
Feb 27th 2026
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office warns that British nationals should not travel to Iran due to high risk of detention, ongoing protests and limited consular support, and says travel insurance may be void if you go against the advice.
- The FCDO advises against all travel to Iran.
- British and British-Iranian dual nationals are at significant risk of arrest, questioning or detention.
- Protests, violence and widespread internet restrictions have been reported and some international flights have been cancelled.
- UK consular support in Iran is extremely limited with no face-to-face assistance available.
- Travel insurance may be invalidated if you travel against FCDO advice, so sign up for alerts, monitor media, avoid security sites and keep travel documents up to date.