Iran

Level criticalupdated 4 min ago

Active armed conflict zone

Based on UCDP armed-conflict records and official travel advisories, since August 21, 2026.

What governments advise19 states tracked
1 advise against non-essential travel18 advise against all travel
Mira Safe's take

Strongly advised against right now — follow official advisories. The country is also classified as an armed conflict zone.

1alerts in progress19 / 19states advise against travel389events over 12 months
HighCritical

What are the main risks in Iran?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 389 events there, including 82 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Armed attack, Earthquake.

Is there a government travel advisory for Iran?

Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 19 advise against travel and 0 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Iran: current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

UK (FCDO) travel advisory — Iran

4 months ago · 19 sources

Critical

Being verified

We detected the following events, but they are not yet reliable enough to qualify as alerts — they are awaiting confirmation from an official source. A report is not an established fact.

Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
  • N/A
July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Iran?

The UK FCDO advises against all travel to Iran, the whole country, at its strongest level. Our own level is the top one. The country is in armed conflict. Over the last 12 months the record holds 141 events, 24 of them severe. Armed conflict is what weighs most on people here: 6 events, all severe. Earthquakes come next, 16 events, one severe. Fires fill most of the count, 115 events with 16 severe, but a big number says more about sensors than about danger. Floods stay rare, 3 events, none severe. Only fires and floods follow a season here. The record piles up in July and August and thins out in November, December and January. Earthquakes have no season, so a busy month is chance, not a cycle.

What it changes for a nomad

Staying for weeks starts with one fact: a state tells its nationals not to go, anywhere in the country. Insurance and consular help usually follow that line. Treat the armed conflict as the frame around everything else, not as background. Three alerts are open at the moment. Earthquakes matter more than their count suggests, so where you sleep and how the building was put together weighs more than the calendar. Summer is when fires and smoke fill the record, July and August above all, while the winter months hold almost nothing. If you still go, plan short and keep the ability to change plans within a day. Keep offline copies of what you need, and more than one way to pay.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 23, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country. Iran is in armed conflict. The conflict carries the highest stakes for anyone present. Beyond this, earthquakes strike unpredictably, and wildfires are a recurring threat that peaks sharply during summer months (July and August record the bulk of fire activity). Flooding occurs seasonally but remains minor.

To watch right now

  • Three alerts are open in the country right now.
  • A state advises against all travel, for the whole territory, at its strongest level.
  • The armed conflict status is confirmed, not provisional.
  • Two severe fires sit among the latest major entries.

To watch as a rule

  • Fires in summer, with July and August carrying most of the record.
  • Earthquakes in any month, since they follow no season.
  • Floods, rare in the record but tied to a season.
  • The official travel notice itself, which can change.

Good reflexes

  • Read the FCDO notice for Iran before you book, then again on the day you leave.
  • Keep a paper copy of your passport, visa and contacts in a separate bag.
  • Learn two ways out of the building you sleep in, and keep shoes and a lamp by the bed.
  • Ask your host how the building holds up in a quake before committing to a month.
  • In summer, check fire and smoke reports before heading into forest or hills.

Iran: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.

Do not travel
Converging advisories fromAustraliaAustriaCanadaDenmarkUnited Kingdom (FCDO)FinlandFrance (Quai d'Orsay)Germany (Auswärtiges Amt)IrelandItalyJapanSouth KoreaNetherlandsNew ZealandPolandSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUS State Department

Zones cited by government advisories

Advised against (all travel)

  • Hormozgan
  • Kordestan
  • Sistan and Baluchestan
  • Alborz
  • Ardebil
  • Bushehr
  • Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari
  • East Azarbaijan
  • Esfahan
  • Fars
  • Gilan
  • Golestan
  • Hamadan
  • Ilam
  • Kerman
  • Kermanshah
  • Khuzestan
  • Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad
  • Lorestan
  • Markazi
  • Mazandaran
  • North Khorasan
  • Qazvin
  • Qom
  • Razavi Khorasan
  • Semnan
  • South Khorasan
  • Tehran
  • West Azarbaijan
  • Yazd
  • Zanjan
  • Ahvaz
  • Arak
  • Hamadan
  • Isfahan
  • Karaj
  • Kerman
  • Kermanshah
  • Mashhad
  • Qom
  • Rasht
  • Shiraz
  • Tabriz
  • Tehran
  • Urmia
  • Zahedan

Advised against unless essential

  • Kerman

Flags show which of the tracked governments cite each zone. Red takes precedence over orange.

  • Advised against by 4+ states
  • Advised against by 1 state
  • Advised against unless essential

Iran: quality of life and safety in figures

Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.

Favourable vs the world median

  • Safely managed drinking water: 94.4 % of the population (median 80.5)
  • Physicians: 1.8 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • Life expectancy at birth: 77.9 years (median 74.7)

Watch out vs the world median

  • Air quality (PM2.5): 40.2 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
  • Road deaths: 21.5 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Hospital beds: 1.9 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
  • New displacements, disasters: 1.3 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Air quality (PM2.5)
40.2µg/m³ · 2023

Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

Safely managed drinking water
94.4% of the population · 2024

Above the world median (80.5) · higher is better

Road deaths
21.5per 100,000 people · 2019

Above the world median (15.2) · lower is better

Physicians
1.8per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (1.7) · higher is better

Hospital beds
1.9per 1,000 people · 2019

Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
77.9years · 2024

Above the world median (74.7) · higher is better

New displacements, disasters
1.3per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (0.73) · lower is better

124,000 people in total

Refugees hosted
8.3per 1,000 people · 2025

770,514 people in total

0 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
0people · 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

5.8/10 — high

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.

23,521documented deaths from organized armed violence, last 12 months

Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 — academic records published 1–3 months later, through 2026-06. Not a live indicator.

Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR

Iran: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days · 147 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Wildfire9721 21 severe
  • Armed attack365 5 severe
  • Internet outage55 5 severe
  • Earthquake4
  • Civil unrest3
  • Flood1
  • Armed conflict1

Last 12 months · 389 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Wildfire27754 54 severe
  • Armed attack518 8 severe
  • Earthquake271 1 severe
  • Armed conflict137 7 severe
  • Internet outage1111 11 severe
  • Flood5
  • Civil unrest4
  • Travel advisory11 1 severe

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