The news was reported by ECO, which says the decision took into account “the context of tension and the latent armed conflict situation in the region.”

“All Portuguese citizens in that country have been contacted, and eight Portuguese citizens have already left Iranian territory. Some citizens are in the process of leaving the country (with procedures kept confidential for security reasons), and the remaining ten Portuguese citizens (seven of whom hold dual Portuguese and Iranian nationality) wished to remain in the country,” explains the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement, quoted by ECO.