Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has sounded the alarm, directing all citizens in Iran to flee immediately as US-Iran hostilities threaten to ignite. From a press event in Jelonka near the capital, he warned that ‘in some or many hours, getting people out won’t be possible’ due to looming armed clashes.
Fueled by CNN’s revelation of a potential US attack this week – awaiting only Trump’s nod – Tusk’s statement cuts through the noise of foreign media frenzy. ‘Please depart Iran at once and avoid it entirely,’ he implored, clarifying his intent wasn’t panic-mongering but a nod to the obvious war risks everyone senses.
Drawing from ‘bad experiences’ where complacency cost lives, Tusk beseeched his people to treat the advisory seriously. Official figures on Poles in Iran are undisclosed, though Foreign Ministry updates loom.
The military calculus is staggering: Post-2003 Iraq levels of US airpower, including elite fighter squadrons and support assets flooding the Middle East, according to the Wall Street Journal. Axios predicts a massive, weeks-long endeavor against Iran’s nuclear and missile apparatus, eclipsing prior skirmishes and likely involving Israel.
Stalled nuclear diplomacy leaves Trump contemplating force, while Iran’s Abbas Araghchi doubled down on non-negotiable rights to civilian nuclear tech under international pacts.
This unprecedented plea from Warsaw underscores a nation’s resolve to shield its own amid global tinderbox dynamics. It also spotlights the fragility of travel in hotspots, where headlines can turn into personal crises overnight. Poles worldwide are rallying behind Tusk’s proactive shield.