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Threat against holidaymakers? Iran threatens tourist spots! “No place in the world will be safe for you”
What does this mean for holidaymakers worldwide?
“No place in the world will be safe for you,” the Iranian mullahs’ regime announced on state television. Although it is primarily about the “enemies of the country – including officials, pilots and soldiers”, if Iran carries out this threat, so-called collateral damage to other visitors to these places would probably be unavoidable.
What does the Iran threat mean for tourists?
During his speech on Iranian state television, the Iranian general made it clear and threatened political and military opponents with persecution that would extend into their vacations and leisure time. These include amusement parks, holiday resorts and tourist centers, it said. This would mean that all tourists worldwide would be threatened.
The mullah regime did not mention any concrete plans. But what does the threat mean for tourists? Iran wants to create uncertainty with the threat, explains terrorism expert Nicolas Stockhammer at ntv. “That means you want to spread a horror scenario here in order to weaken people.”
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“It’s definitely escalable”
Nevertheless, the whole thing should not be underestimated, the terrorism expert continued. The events of the past few weeks have shown that Iran and pro-Iranian affiliates in Europe “definitely have the motivation and means to advance terrorist actions here.” So far, the focus has been on destruction and vandalism, “but it can definitely escalate.” In principle, a wide variety of things are conceivable, says Stockhammer.
However, terror expert Stockhammer also emphasizes: The mullahs' focus is on US and Israeli targets. “It’s primarily about deterring the attackers.”
It has been almost three weeks since the USA and Israel attacked Iran, and since then things have escalated throughout the Middle East. Iran carried out revenge attacks – including drone attacks on the Arab Emirates.
Sources used: ntv
