Iran Unrest Could Spark Massive EU Refugee Crisis

0:00On March 4th, the European Union's asylum agency is warning that ongoing turmoil in Iran could spark refugee flows to Europe on an unprecedented scale. With Iran's population at about 90 million people, even a 10% displacement would match the biggest migrations in recent decades, like the Syrian crisis a decade ago. So far, there's no major exodus from Iran, despite recent military strikes by the United States and Israel. The agency flagged this risk in a report before those attacks, noting that destabilization could still trigger huge movements across borders. Europe saw asylum applications drop last year to 822,000, down 19%, mostly from fewer Syrians. In the UK, claims spellges 4% to over 100,000, the second highest ever, including about 7,400 from. I recommend Iran already hosts the world's second largest refugee population at 2,500,000 people.

1:00Global humanitarian funding cuts, down 30% last year, could push more refugees onward if a crisis hits. Official stress to situation remains highly uncertain, but any surge would likely affect the UK too, as many migrants aimed there after crossing into. Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe Europe