Azerbaijan evacuates 192 people from Iran amid regional escalation PHOTO

Over the past 24 hours, 192 people were evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan, according to Report. 

Among them, 82 were Azerbaijani citizens, while 110 were nationals of 19 other countries.

The evacuees included 28 from Pakistan, 18 from Saudi Arabia, 18 from China, 17 from Tajikistan, 6 from the UAE, 4 from Jordan, 3 each from Qatar and Bangladesh, and 2 each from the Philippines and Nepal. Additionally, single citizens from Türkiye, Russia, Italy, Poland, Tunisia, Lebanon, India, France, and Brazil were also brought to safety.

The evacuations follow the outbreak of military actions in the region. On 28 February, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iranian cities, prompting retaliatory missile attacks on Israel by Iranian forces. Iran also targeted 14 U.S. military bases in Gulf countries, leading some regional states to temporarily close their airspace.