Chinese tourist speaks about leaving Iran as more people evacuate through Azerbaijan

Record ID: 2361234

  • Title: Chinese tourist speaks about leaving Iran as more people evacuate through Azerbaijan
  • Date: 4th March 2026
  • Summary: ASTARA, AZERBAIJAN (MARCH 4, 2026) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CHINESE NATIONALS WAITING AT ASTARA BORDER CHECKPOINT (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHINESE TOURIST, WANG LI NA, SAYING: "I travelled to Iran, I have friend there. So, now I learn the news about the war, so I want to go back to my country." CHINESE NATIONALS CROSSING BORDER (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHINESE TOURIST, WANG LI NA,
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  • Keywords: Azerbaijan China Evacuation Iran Tourists
  • Location: ASTARA, AZERBAIJAN
  • City: ASTARA, AZERBAIJAN
  • Country: Azerbaijan
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts
  • Reuters ID: LVA001072604032026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:More foreign nationals were seen leaving Iran through Azerbaijan on Wednesday (March 4) as the conflict in the Middle East entered its fifth day.
    "I had a flight yesterday, but it is cancelled. So, I learned the news about China's embassy suggest us to leave from this port", a Chinese tourist, Wang Li Na, told Reuters.
    She was staying in Karaj, the city located about 42 kilometres (26 miles) from Tehran, when the US-Israeli strikes started.
    More than a thousand people evacuated from Iran via Azerbaijan's Astara border checkpoint since February 28, the state news agency Azertac reported on Wednesday.
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