Over 260 Russian citizens have been evacuated from Iran through Azerbaijan, as the conflict between U.S., Israel and Iran escalates, the Azerbaijani Border Service reported.
"From 08:00 (GMT+4) on February 28 through 10:00 (GMT+4) on March 5, 261 Russian citizens were evacuated from Iran through the Azerbaijani border," the statement reads.
According to Azerbaijani border guards, a total of 1,317 people from 45 countries have crossed the country's border since the beginning of the conflict.