URGENT: Poland Orders Citizens to Flee Iran Immediately as War Fears Surge — "Evacuation May Be Impossible in Hours," PM Tusk Warns
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk issued a stark and urgent warning on Thursday, demanding that all Polish nationals leave Iran without delay, cautioning that an armed conflict could erupt at any moment and that evacuation routes may be severed within hours.
According to the international media, "Please leave Iran immediately... and do not go to this country under any circumstances," Tusk declared in a chilling statement that has sent shockwaves across European capitals and raised alarm bells about the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the Middle East.
The Polish leader's extraordinary plea — one rarely issued with such blunt desperation by a head of a major European government — underscores a growing consensus among Western intelligence agencies that the window for diplomacy between Washington and Tehran is closing at a terrifying pace.
War "Could Begin Very Soon," Reports Warn
Tusk's alarming directive comes on the heels of a bombshell Axios report published Wednesday revealing that the United States is far closer to military conflict with Iran than most Americans realize, and that a massive, weeks-long military campaign could "begin very soon."
Unlike the swift, single-day operation the US conducted in Venezuela last month, sources told Axios that a confrontation with Iran would resemble a full-scale war — a joint US-Israeli campaign with a scope exceeding even the 12-day war fought last June. The implications are staggering: a prolonged, multi-front military engagement in one of the world's most volatile and strategically critical regions.
Adding fuel to the fire, top United States military officials have informed President Donald Trump that they are ready to launch an attack on Iran as early as this coming Saturday, according to a report by CBS News. While reports indicate that Trump has not yet issued a final order, the mere fact that the American military machine has signaled operational readiness for a weekend strike has plunged global markets and diplomatic channels into a state of near-panic.
Diplomacy on Life Support
The second round of high-stakes talks between Washington and Tehran concluded on Tuesday, with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner sitting across from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Both sides offered cautiously optimistic public statements, claiming "progress" had been made.
But behind closed doors, the picture is far grimmer. Multiple sources told The Jerusalem Post that significant gaps remain between the two sides — gaps that may prove unbridgeable.
Sources indicated to the Post that Israel's assessment is that President Trump has not yet made a final decision on military action, but that his visible disappointment with Iran's negotiating positions this week has made an eventual American attack on Tehran considerably more likely.
Some Israeli officials have characterized the surge in global media reports as "noise" — a reflection of the hawkish mood emanating from Trump administration officials following this week's negotiations rather than evidence that a definitive threshold has been crossed. Yet even those cautious voices acknowledge that the trajectory is alarming and that the situation is evolving by the hour.
Russia Sounds the Alarm
In a rare moment of alignment with Western concerns, the Kremlin weighed in on Thursday, stating that it is witnessing an unprecedented escalation of tension surrounding Iran as the United States continues to pour military assets into the Middle East at a staggering rate.
Moscow urged both Tehran and "other parties" to exercise prudence and restraint — a thinly veiled warning to Washington. The Kremlin was quick to note that previously scheduled naval drills between Iran and Russia were planned well in advance of the current crisis, though the timing of a joint naval exercise set for Thursday is unlikely to ease Western nerves.
Iran Issues Ominous NOTAM Warning
In a development that has further rattled observers, Iran issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) on Wednesday announcing planned rocket launches across its southern territories on Thursday, from 3:30 GMT to 13:30 GMT, according to the US Federal Aviation Administration website.
The rocket launches coincide with Iranian naval drills conducted this week in the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway through which roughly one-fifth of the world's oil supply passes daily — and the aforementioned joint naval exercise with Russia.
The NOTAM was issued as US warships continue to amass near Iranian waters and as Vice President JD Vance stated publicly that Washington is actively weighing whether to continue diplomatic engagement with Tehran — or pursue "other options."
A Region on the Brink
The convergence of these developments paints a deeply unsettling picture. A NATO member state is publicly urging its citizens to flee before it's too late. The world's most powerful military has told its commander-in-chief it is ready to strike within days. Russia is warning of "unprecedented" escalation. And Iran is launching rockets and conducting naval exercises in one of the world's most critical chokepoints.
For the millions of civilians living in the region — and for the fragile global economy still recovering from years of instability — the next hours and days could prove decisive.
Prime Minister Tusk's message, stripped of all diplomatic niceties, may be the most honest assessment of where things stand:
Get out now. While you still can.