Overview

• On June 22, 24 evacuees—including 17 Malaysians, one Singaporean and six Iranians with Malaysian ties—traveled over 1,000 km by road from Tehran to the Turkmenistan border.
• The Malaysian Embassy in Tehran coordinated the gruelling journey, securing Turkmenistan’s permission and arranging flights through Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur.
• Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms 11 of its citizens have departed Iran via routes through Oman, Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates.
• Malaysia’s ambassador to Iran, Khairi Omar, said the convoy spent more than 24 hours on the road and overnight at the border before boarding Malaysia Airlines flights.
• Officials are monitoring about 12 Malaysians still in Iran, most of whom are students or married to Iranian nationals, to ensure their safety.