BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 12. The evacuation of
citizens of Azerbaijan and other countries from Iran continues,
Trend
reports.


From February 28 at 8:00 (GMT+4) until March 12 at 10:00
(GMT+4), a total of 2,283 people representing various countries
have been evacuated from Iran.


Among those evacuated were 685 citizens of China, 395 citizens
of Azerbaijan, 293 citizens of Russia, 174 citizens of Tajikistan,
140 citizens of Pakistan, 68 citizens of Indonesia, 57 citizens of
Oman, 44 citizens of Italy, 29 citizens of Iran, 26 citizens of
Spain, 25 citizens of Algeria, 18 citizens of Saudi Arabia, 17
citizens of Japan, 16 citizens each from France and Germany, 13
citizens each from Georgia and Nigeria, 12 citizens each from
Hungary, Poland and Uzbekistan, 11 citizens each from Switzerland
and Mexico, 10 citizens each from Belarus, Bulgaria, Democratic
Republic of the Congo and Canada, 9 citizens of the United Kingdom,
and 8 citizens each from Brazil and Kazakhstan.


The list also includes 6 citizens each from the United Arab
Emirates, Slovakia, Belgium, and Romania; 5 citizens each from
Serbia, the Czech Republic, Afghanistan, Austria, and India; and 4
citizens each from Jordan, Bangladesh, Türkiye, Ukraine, Sri Lanka,
Kuwait, Bahrain, the United States, Finland, and the
Netherlands.


In addition, 3 citizens each from Qatar, Philippines, Croatia,
Denmark, and Australia were evacuated, along with 2 citizens each
from Nepal, Lebanon, Yemen, Kyrgyzstan, Sweden, Sudan, Cyprus, and
Slovenia.


At the same time, one citizen each from Tunisia, South Africa,
the Maldives, Myanmar, Cuba, Vatican City, Argentina, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Latvia, Egypt, and Belize were also evacuated.


Since no concrete agreement was reached in negotiations between
the United States (US) and Iran over the nuclear program, the US
and Israel began military airstrikes against Iran on February 28.
In response, Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Israel and
US military facilities located in countries across the region,
starting the same day.







On the first day of the air strikes against Iran, Iran’s Supreme
Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and several high-ranking
military officials were killed. On March 8, Iran’s Assembly of
Experts elected Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Ayatollah
Seyyed Ali Khamenei, as Iran’s third Supreme Leader by majority
vote.


From March 1 through March 5, the confrontation expanded
further, affecting several countries across the Middle East.


According to information, the US side suffered losses of 8 dead
and more than 140 wounded.


As a result of the conflict, the region’s energy infrastructure
and maritime transportation have also come under serious risk. Due
to heightened security tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, global
oil prices have surged sharply, and several countries have urged
their citizens to leave the region.


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