BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 23. The Embassy of the Netherlands in Baku has expressed sincere gratitude to the Azerbaijani authorities for their support in ensuring the safe evacuation of Dutch citizens from Iran via the Astara border checkpoint, Trend reports.
"We highly value the ongoing and effective coordination that makes this process possible," the diplomatic mission said in its statement.
Earlier, it was reported that requests from 77 countries are being properly reviewed, and conditions are being created to facilitate the transit of citizens from those countries.
On the morning of June 13, Israel carried out airstrikes against Iran. The attacks killed numerous high-ranking military officials, including Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff; Hossein Salami, Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); and Gholam Ali Rashid, head of the Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters, along with nine nuclear scientists and other senior figures.
That same evening, Iran launched a retaliatory strike dubbed “Operation True Promise III,” firing hundreds of ballistic missiles and drones at multiple targets across Israel, including Tel Aviv. The attacks caused civilian casualties and widespread damage.
To note, the US conducted airstrikes targeting three nuclear facilities in Iran on June 22, reportedly causing significant damage.
"We have completed our very successful attack on the three nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now outside of Iranian airspace. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home," President of the US Donald Trump wrote on the Truth Social social network.
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