Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Iranian migrants fleeing regime arrive at Calais Jungle in bid to cross Channel into Britain - and warn 'there are many more on their way' amid US strikes
The Daily Mail ^ | 06 Mar 2026 | AIDAN RADNEDGE

Posted on 03/06/2026 4:46:03 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

Migrants fleeing war in Iran have arrived in France to cross the Channel to the UK - and say many more will be following them.

Aspiring asylum seekers have been gathering at camps near Calais and Dunkirk following air strikes led by the US and Israel on their homeland - and now aim to board small boats to Britain.

Dozens of people are said to have arrived in vans at the Loon-Plage migrant camp in Dunkirk after travelling from Iran via Turkey.

The European Union's asylum agency has warned that conflict in Iran could produce an influx of migrants of an 'unprecedented magnitude'.

The new wave of Iranian refugees follows not only the latest military onslaughts but also the 12-day war launched by Israel last June and the Iranian regime's violent crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators this year.

The busiest day for small boat arrivals this year was on February 26, with 605 reported as coming over by the Home Office.

Another 275 made the journey on Wednesday this week, taking this year's tally of migrant crossings to 2,688 people in 42 boats.

A total of 41,472 migrants arrived in the UK in 2025 after crossing the English Channel, the second highest annual figure on record and 13 per cent higher than the previous year.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Iran; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS:
Message from Jim Robinson:

Dear FRiends,

We need your continuing support to keep FR funded. Your donations are our sole source of funding. No sugar daddies, no advertisers, no paid memberships, no commercial sales, no gimmicks, no tax subsidies. No spam, no pop-ups, no ad trackers.

If you enjoy using FR and agree it's a worthwhile endeavor, please consider making a contribution today:

Click here: to donate by Credit Card

Or here: to donate by PayPal

Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794

Thank you very much and God bless you,

Jim


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-35 next last

1 posted on 03/06/2026 4:46:03 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican

No. They home and take their country back.


2 posted on 03/06/2026 4:47:28 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican
Staying and fighting for your country might be an alternative.

Just sayin'.

3 posted on 03/06/2026 4:48:30 PM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston ChurchIill)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Seaplaner

👍👍👍


4 posted on 03/06/2026 4:49:55 PM PST by Bobbyvotes (Work is worship says Bhagavad Geeta. Instead of . praying do more work and become more wealthy.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican

I wonder how many millions are going to end up here.


5 posted on 03/06/2026 4:50:42 PM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: aquila48

This is usually what happens when the neocons decide to get a war going. We will end up with more of what we need to be rid of. Ugh


6 posted on 03/06/2026 4:53:59 PM PST by dforest
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: dforest

Relax, unlike Britain, our borders are closed. Trump isn’t Bush.


7 posted on 03/06/2026 4:58:21 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican

> Migrants fleeing war in Iran have arrived in France… <

Well, that was quick. Did they take an express train?


8 posted on 03/06/2026 5:02:02 PM PST by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican

Keir says “welcome to Fantasy Island!”


9 posted on 03/06/2026 5:02:23 PM PST by JZelle
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Mr. Mojo

Oh really? Funny you bring that up. He is hanging out with Condoleeza Rice down at Mar-a-Lago this weekend.

Doin’ the Full Neocon! LOL


10 posted on 03/06/2026 5:02:56 PM PST by dforest
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: dforest

We’ll see. I’m betting the borders remain closed.


11 posted on 03/06/2026 5:04:15 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican

How did they get from Iran to France to the UK??


12 posted on 03/06/2026 5:05:38 PM PST by ealgeone
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: aquila48
I wonder how many millions are going to end up here.

I'll take the Iranians any day over the muzzies. The people ruling Iran today are muslims. They are not Persians.That country was taken over by the muslims, just like New York city will be taken over soon.

13 posted on 03/06/2026 5:08:17 PM PST by ladyjane
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican

so useless people running country borders, or even state borders. I doesn’t fix anything really. the people feel temporarily better but bring their old ways and thinking with them and muck up the place they arrive.

If only people would ask God for help in changing themselves and follow through, they could over come more evil, instead of just running from it, which lets it still fester and slowly metastasize.


14 posted on 03/06/2026 5:08:36 PM PST by b4me (Pray, and let God change you. He knows better than you or anyone else, who He made you to be.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Leaning Right

“Well, that was quick. Did they take an express train?”

Many Afghans speak Dari, which I understand is very close to Farsi, the most popular language in Iran.


15 posted on 03/06/2026 5:10:41 PM PST by Brian Griffin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: Mr. Mojo

Maybe for now, But if this thing goes on and on, we will end up with more muzzards than ever.


16 posted on 03/06/2026 5:13:20 PM PST by dforest
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican

That’s some trek. I worked with an Iranian gal in CA years ago who got out of Iran with her young son, with a guide and riding on donkeys over the mountains into Turkey..I don’t remember what they did after they got to Turkey. It was a very interesting story...


17 posted on 03/06/2026 5:14:23 PM PST by Thank You Rush
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican

What city in Iran did you come from?

Whereabouts did you live in that city?

Is this something in your city, or not?

....


18 posted on 03/06/2026 5:14:36 PM PST by Brian Griffin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican; bitt; little jeremiah

The busiest day for small boat arrivals this year was on February 26, with 605 reported as coming over by the Home Office.

Another 275 made the journey on Wednesday this week, taking this year’s tally of migrant crossings to 2,688 people in 42 boats.

A total of 41,472 migrants arrived in the UK in 2025 after crossing the English Channel, the second highest annual figure on record and 13 per cent higher than the previous year.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

those numbers are just an average day & week for mayorkis & brandon at the southern border


19 posted on 03/06/2026 5:15:26 PM PST by thinden (Buckle Up!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican

This is going to be more hell


20 posted on 03/06/2026 5:16:54 PM PST by ckilmer (`61)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-35 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson