The China News Service reported on Wednesday that Beijing has organized the evacuation of the first group of its nationals from Iran.
The agency added that Chinese nationals left Iran by land from Tehran to Turkmenistan on Tuesday.
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China had urged its nationals to leave Iran as soon as possible amid escalating military confrontations between Iran and Israel.
The Chinese Embassy in Tehran posted online that it has coordinated with Iranian authorities to facilitate departures and reminded Chinese nationals in Iran to leave the country via land border crossings as soon as possible.
Earlier, the Chinese Embassy in Israel had urged its citizens to leave “as quickly as possible” on the fourth day of the military escalation between Israel and Iran.
In a statement on the WeChat app, the embassy said: "The Chinese mission in Israel urges Chinese citizens to leave the country as soon as possible through land border crossings, provided they can ensure their personal safety."
It also recommended departure via Jordan.
The embassy added that the conflict "is continuously escalating, causing significant damage to civilian infrastructure, increasing civilian casualties, and deteriorating security conditions."
Israel launched a broad campaign of attacks against Iran on Friday, primarily targeting military and nuclear sites, with the declared aim of preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
Iran responded by launching missile and drone attacks on Israel.
