“Early this morning, I spoke by phone with my Israeli counterpart, who confirmed a closely coordinated operation in Iran with U.S. forces. The main targets of the joint Israeli–American strikes are underground Iranian nuclear facilities and other military sites linked to ballistic missile systems.

The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs has long warned against travel to the region and, in recent weeks and days, has strongly urged Czech citizens currently there to leave the country without delay. At present, three Czech citizens are registered in the DROZD system as being in Iran. The Ministry is in contact with all Czech embassies in the Middle East, including the Embassy in Tehran. We expect a larger-scale operation that may last several weeks.

We continue to strongly recommend that Czech citizens do not travel to countries in the Middle East. In addition to Iran and Israel, this warning also applies to planned travel to Lebanon, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.”