Uganda's Foreign Affairs ministry advises citizens to leave Iran and withdraws non-essential embassy staff from Tehran

In a security notice issued on Saturday, Uganda's Ministry of Foreign Affairs advised Ugandans in Iran to take safety precautions and leave the country where possible, following US and Israeli strikes on Iran. The government also withdrew non-essential staff from its Tehran embassy, said consular services would be severely limited, and advised citizens to suspend travel to the Middle East until further notice.