Government spokesperson: We have evacuated four thousand Iranians from Syria
The spokesperson for the Islamic Republic government says that within three days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, four thousand Iranian citizens have returned from Syria to Iran.
On Tuesday, December 11, Fatemeh Mohajerani told reporters, without providing further details, that these individuals have returned to the country on 10 flights.
Government spokesperson Masoud Pezeshkian also called for the defense of holy and diplomatic sites and urged the future government of Syria to distance itself from Israel.
Previously, there had been reports of the transfer of Iran-affiliated militia forces to Latakia in western Syria following the fall of Damascus.