France on Friday urged its nationals visiting Iran to leave immediately, after Tehran accused Israel of killing Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh on its soil, sparking regional tensions.
"Due to the increased risk of a military escalation in the region, visiting French nationals still in Iran are invited to leave as soon as possible," the foreign ministry said.
Haniyeh’s killing in a pre-dawn attack on Wednesday in Tehran has deepened fears of a regional war.
Tehran, as well as the Iran-backed Hamas and Lebanese Hezbollah movements, have blamed Israel, which has not commented.
It has however claimed responsibility for the killing just hours earlier of senior Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut's southern suburbs.