Amman: Russia announced on Sunday the temporary suspension of its consular services in Tehran and the evacuation of its nationals from Iran, following a sharp escalation between Iran and Israel.
According to Jordan News Agency, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated, "Due to the current situation and the serious escalation between Israel and Iran, consular services at the Russian Embassy in Tehran have been suspended temporarily. A date for resuming consular operations will be announced at a later time."
The announcement comes in the wake of Israeli strikes on Iranian territory and retaliatory missile attacks launched by Iran against Israel.
On Friday, Russian authorities advised their citizens to avoid travel to both Iran and Israel. Additionally, Russia's civil aviation agency issued directives to domestic airlines to suspend flights to the two countries and to avoid flying through their airspace.