Azerbaijan Evacuates Over 3,200 People from Iran
- Azerbaijan has evacuated 3,297 people from Iran between 08:00 on February 28 and 10:00 on April 4, 2026.
- Of the total number of evacuees, 572 were Azerbaijani citizens.
- The evacuation effort involved a wide array of nationalities.
Azerbaijan has evacuated 3,297 people from Iran between 08:00 on February 28 and 10:00 on April 4, 2026. The operations follow the launch of military actions by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, which resulted in the deaths of several senior officials and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Of the total number of evacuees, 572 were Azerbaijani citizens. The remaining individuals consisted of citizens from numerous other nations, including 730 from China, 354 from Russia, 238 from India, 198 from Bangladesh, 189 from Tajikistan, and 151 from Pakistan.
Breakdown of Evacuated Nationals
The evacuation effort involved a wide array of nationalities. According to reports from Caliber.Az and Report.az, the tally of evacuees includes:
- Oman: 84
- Indonesia: 68
- Algeria: 57
- Italy: 44
- Spain: 26
- Germany: 25
- Canada: 25
- France: 19
- Georgia: 19
- Saudi Arabia: 18
- Japan: 18
- Uzbekistan: 16
- Bahrain: 16
- Poland: 14
- Switzerland: 14
- Nigeria: 13
- United States: 13
- Kazakhstan: 13
- Hungary: 12
- Mexico: 11
- Belarus: 11
- United Kingdom: 10
- Bulgaria: 10
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: 10
- Brazil: 9
- Sudan: 8
- Venezuela: 7
- Finland: 6
- Romania: 6
- Czech Republic: 6
- Slovakia: 6
- Belgium: 6
- United Arab Emirates: 6
Additional evacuees included five citizens each from Türkiye, Serbia, Sweden, Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Greece, Vietnam, and Kyrgyzstan. Four people each were evacuated from Jordan, the Philippines, Ukraine, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, and the Netherlands. Three individuals each were evacuated from Qatar, Croatia, Denmark, and Norway. Two people each were evacuated from Nepal, Lebanon, Yemen, Myanmar, Cyprus, Egypt, and Slovenia.
Single evacuees were also recorded from Tunisia, South Africa, Maldives, Cuba, the Vatican, Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Latvia, Belize, and the Dominican Republic. 134 Iranian citizens were among those evacuated.
Regional Conflict Context
The surge in evacuations is tied to the military operations initiated by the U.S. And Israel on February 28. Following the deaths of the Iranian Supreme Leader and other senior officials, Iran responded with retaliatory strikes.
These retaliatory actions targeted Israel as well as U.S. Military bases located in the Gulf and surrounding regions. The affected areas include Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Iraq, and Cyprus.
Other developments in the region have included claims by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) regarding the downing of an F-35 fighter jet over Iranian airspace on April 3, 2026, and the capture of a U.S. Pilot. The United Kingdom deployed Rapid Sentry air defense to Kuwait on April 3 following a drone attack.