"We continue to communicate with the Indonesians. There are no Indonesians affected so far," Judha Nugraha, the ministry's director for the protection of Indonesians, noted in his written statement on Monday.
According to the ministry's data, there are 386 Indonesians in Iran, mostly students in Qom City, and 194 Indonesians in Israel, he noted.
He affirmed that the ministry, along with Indonesian embassies in the Middle East, particularly in Amman and Tehran, will keep monitoring developments in Iran and Israel as well as the condition of Indonesians in the region.
Meanwhile, Judha reported that the escalating tensions have left over 50 Indonesians stranded in Israel, Jordan, and Iran.
"The Indonesian citizens who were on a short trip are stranded because the airspace was closed and flights were stopped,” he stated.
The stranded Indonesians comprised 42 pilgrims in Israel, eight Indonesian Hajj pilgrims in Jordan, and two Indonesian pilgrims in Tehran, Iran.
Tensions have sharply escalated between Iran and Israel following coordinated Israeli airstrikes on multiple sites across Tehran, including military and nuclear facilities, on Friday (June 13), prompting Iran to launch retaliatory strikes within hours.
On Saturday (June 14) night, Iran launched a second wave of its operation, dubbed True Promise III, targeting primarily economic and industrial facilities in the Israeli port city of Haifa. In parallel, Israeli strikes hit the defense ministry and oil depots in Tehran.
Iran reported that 78 people were killed on the first day of the Israeli assault, with additional casualties, including children, on the second day.
The surge in hostilities has led to the suspension of indirect nuclear negotiations between Iran and the US, previously mediated by Oman. The sixth round of talks was scheduled for Sunday in Muscat.
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