Iranian media outlets, including IRGC-affiliated channels, report that 100,000 British nationals have fled the Middle East amid severe regional escalation, citing a report from The Guardian.
Amid the dramatic escalation of regional hostilities, a massive exodus of Western citizens is underway. Following the extensive US and Israeli airstrikes on Iranian targets on March 16, and Tehran's subsequent retaliation across the region, Iranian media outlets are actively highlighting the rapid flight of foreign nationals.
According to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated کانال اخبار سپاه پاسداران 🏴, a channel representing the military and state apparatus of the Islamic Republic, a report by the UK newspaper The Guardian indicates that the number of British nationals who have fled the Middle East has reached 100,000.
This exact figure was also amplified by the regional Iranian news outlet آخرین خبر خوزستان, which similarly reported that "the number of British nationals who have fled the Middle East has reached 100,000".
The reported flight of British citizens coincides with a severe deterioration in regional stability. Just days prior, Iran launched over 300 retaliatory strikes targeting sites including US bases in the Gulf, Emirati airports, and Tel Aviv in response to the assassinations of top regime officials. This unprecedented surge in violence recently prompted Britain and other European nations to refuse US requests to join a military coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring the precarious security situation for European nationals currently in the region.
Both sources amplify the exact same sentence citing The Guardian, illustrating a coordinated messaging effort across both local and state-military aligned Iranian channels to highlight Western vulnerability and panic during the ongoing regional conflict.