JAKARTA - The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemlu) has confirmed the evacuation of Indonesian citizens from Iran, following the deterioration in the security situation due to the Israeli missile attack and then the United States, will continue with the gradual repatriation of Indonesian citizens on Monday (23/6).
"The first phase of the flight plan was carried out by commercial aircraft on Monday, June 23, and arrived in Jakarta on June 24," said Director of Protection for Indonesian Citizens at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Judha Nugraha regarding the plan to evacuate to Indonesia in a written statement, received on Sunday.
Judha stated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to monitor a number of 97 people who have been dispatched from Iran to Azerbaijan before returning to their homeland. He made sure they were safe in Baku.
Those who were evacuated consisted of 93 Indonesian citizens, 3 embassy staff, and 1 foreign national, namely the Iranian citizen pair of Indonesian citizens.
The director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also ensured that his party would continue to monitor the development of the post-attack situation of the United States to Iran's nuclear facilities on Saturday (21/6) to decide on the next steps.
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Meanwhile, in an image released by Sunday, it appears that the Head of the Leadership Strategic Support Bureau (BDSP) and Spokesperson for the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rolliansyah Soemirat, who was inaugurated earlier this year as the Indonesian Ambassador to Iran, accompanied Indonesian citizens who were evacuated to Astara City on the Iranian-Azerbaijan border on Saturday night local time.
However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it was still unable to fully convey further details of the ongoing evacuation operations to the public for security reasons.
Tensions between Iran and Israel have risen since Friday (13/6) when Israel launched airstrikes on several locations in Iran, including military and nuclear facilities, prompting Tehran's retaliatory strike on the same day.
Israeli authorities said at least 24 people were killed and hundreds injured in Iran's retaliatory attacks. Meanwhile, 639 people were killed and more than 1,300 others injured in Iran as a result of Israeli attacks, according to Iranian media.
This condition was exacerbated by US involvement attacking three Iranian nuclear facility points on Saturday in an operation that President Donald Trump claimed was a "very successful attack".
The US involvement in Israel's aggression against Iran, against Tehran's warning not to interfere, is expected to lead to unavoidable escalation in the region. The attack also opened up the possibility of Iran attacking US military facilities in the Middle East.
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