More than 600 people from 17 different countries have crossed into Azerbaijan from Iran over the past five days amid the ongoing Israel–Iran air conflict, an Azerbaijani source familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
Armenian news agency Armenpress reported separately that India has evacuated 110 of its nationals from Iran via Armenia.
The flight from Iran has been prompted by attacks that Israel launched last Friday, to which Iran has responded with missile and drone attacks. U.S. President Donald Trump warned residents of Tehran on Monday to evacuate immediately.
From Tehran to the crossing into Azerbaijan is a road journey of about eight hours, while reaching the Armenian border takes over 10 hours.
Azerbaijani foreign ministry spokesperson Aykhan Hajizadeh said more than 1,200 citizens from 51 countries had requested permission to cross from Iran into Azerbaijan.
