State Department Updates Iran Travel Warning to ‘Level 4 Do Not Travel’

The U.S. State Department has updated its Iran travel advisory to “Level 4-Do Not Travel,” the maximum level of caution, adding the risks of terrorism and surrogacy tourism to the list of reasons why U.S. citizens must not travel to the Middle Eastern nation. Several violent extremist groups operate in Iran, with ISIS and its affiliated organizations claiming responsibility for bombings in the country, the July 15 advisory said. “The threat of terrorist activity persists, as does the risk of death or injury to bystanders,” it said. In January, an ISIS terrorist group infiltrated crowds gathered near the grave of deceased Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and set off explosives, killing about 100 people and wounding scores of others....