"The first batch of flights by commercial airlines will depart on Monday, June 23, and arrive in Jakarta on June 24," Director for Protection of Indonesians Judha Nugraha disclosed the evacuation flight plan in his written remarks, on Sunday.
The Foreign Ministry will continue monitoring the 97 individuals evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan before their flights home, he said while assuring their safety in Baku.
Those evacuated comprised 93 Indonesians, 3 Indonesian embassy staff, and 1 Iranian spouse of an Indonesian.
Nugraha also stated that the ministry continues observing the developing situation in Iran following US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday (June 21) to decide the next steps.
Meanwhile, pictures published by the Foreign Ministry on Sunday depicted its top official Rolliansyah Soemirat accompanying the evacuated Indonesians to Astara, Iran, before crossing the Iran-Azerbaijan border on Saturday evening local time.
Soemirat, the ministry's spokesperson and Strategic Support Unit (BDSP) Head, was inaugurated by President Prabowo Subianto as Indonesia's new ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran last March.
Due to security reasons, the Foreign Ministry could not provide further details about the evacuation progress.
The tension between Israel and Iran escalated into a war on June 13 after Israel carried out unprovoked airstrikes on Iran, including its nuclear and military facilities, which prompted Tehran to launch counter-offensives.
The war escalated further after the US military on Saturday launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities in an operation dubbed by President Donald Trump as a "very successful attack".
US involvement in the Iran-Israel war, in defiance of Tehran's warning, is expected to cause an inevitable escalation of violence in the region, possibly including Tehran taking action against American military bases in the Middle East.
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