JAKARTA - The Chinese government confirmed that one of its citizens died as a result of the joint US-Israeli attack on Iran, while another 3,000 Chinese citizens have been evacuated.
"The Chinese government mourns a citizen of ours who lost his life when caught up in the military conflict in Tehran. We express our condolences to the victim's family," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning at a press conference in Beijing, Monday, March 2, reported by ANTARA.
He said his party had instructed the Chinese Embassy in Iran to provide assistance to those affected and their families.
Since the security situation in Iran is worrying, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and diplomatic missions in Iran have issued and asked Chinese citizens to immediately evacuate.
As of Monday, more than 3,000 Chinese citizens have left Iran.
"China's diplomatic missions in Iran's neighboring countries have dispatched working groups to receive and assist Chinese citizens evacuated to the border," Mao said.
Given the serious security situation in Iran, he again reminded Chinese citizens in Iran to take extra precautions and leave the country immediately.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry also provided a number of evacuation routes to leave Iran, namely land routes through Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkiye, and Iraq.
Regarding the US-Israeli attack on Iran, Mao said the Chinese government was not informed in advance of the military action.
The attack, which took place on Saturday, left Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and a number of Iranian military officials dead. The Iranian Red Crescent has recorded at least 555 people in the country have died.
Iran then retaliated by launching drone and missile attacks on Israel and US assets in several Gulf countries. Three US military personnel were reported killed.
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