U.S., Jan. 3 -- Did international travel just became a lot more dangerous in 2020. The U.S. assassination of an Iranian official today in Baghdad means an immediate red flag for tourism worldwide, and specifically in Iran, the Gulf region and Israel. A war between Iran and the United States would change the cards of travel, tourism, transportation, and safe travel tremendously.

Just earlier this year Iran told eTurboNews tourism will be replacing oil revenues. According to Iranian Vice President Ali Asghar Mounesanwha, Americans and Europeans are welcome to Iran. This was echoed in many Facebook messages, press-releases and email campaigns by Iranian tour operators looking for American and European business.

With the assassination of Ge...