The Foreign Minister has set up the Indonesian embassy in Tehran Siaga 1, the evacuation of Indonesian citizens is prepared
Foreign Minister Jakarta – Sugiono, established the status of the Indonesian Embassy (KBRI) in Tehran, Iran, to be attentive 1 after the increasing intensity of attacks in the Iran and Israel conflict. Sugiono said there are about 380 Indonesian citizens in Iran, especially in the Tehran area. “From the development of these two days, where the intensity of Israeli attacks increases, the targets are also not only military targets, but also civil targets, so I decided to increase the level of readiness at the Tehran Ambassade from the warning level 2 to warn 1 in Tehran,” Sugiono said on St. Petersburg, Russia, reports Thursday (6/19/2025). The Foreign Ministry also instructed the Indonesian embassy in Tehran to make a comprehensive assessment of the possibility of implementing the evacuation of Indonesian citizen, as part of the contingency steps to face an unfavorable situation. Browse to continue the content, says Sugiono, the Foreign Ministry has established communications with Iranian neighboring countries to request request to facilitate access to boundaries if the evacuation process of Indonesian citizens is to be carried out in the near future. “We also communicated with neighboring Iranians and asked that when there is an evacuation later, our citizens get the ease to make the border succeed because the situation is also more and more unfavorable,” Sugiono said. Since June 13, 2025, Israel has launched an attack on Iran by targeting core facilities in a number of Iranian cities and high military command centers. Iranian media reported that the death toll of Israeli air strikes in Tehran and other regions has reached 585 people until Wednesday (6/18). While a number of 1.326 other people sustained an injury due to the attack. In response to Israeli attacks, the Iranian army launched a ballistic rocket to Israel, leading to 24 people who were killed and 500 others injured. Foreign Minister Sugiono condemned the Israeli attack on Iran. (RFS/YGS) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here