More than 50 Azerbaijani citizens and dozens of foreign nationals have been evacuated from Iran via Azerbaijan’s border as efforts continue following recent US and Israeli strikes on Iranian territory.

Local reports indicate that between 08:00 (local time) on 28 February and 14:00 (local time) on Saturday, a total of 90 people crossed into Azerbaijan through the Astara border checkpoint. The group included 53 Azerbaijani citizens, one Italian national, five citizens of Tajikistan, three from Qatar, four from Jordan, 18 Saudi nationals and six citizens of the United Arab Emirates, The Caspian Post reports.

Earlier updates stated that between 08:00 and 12:00 (local time) on Saturday, nearly 60 Azerbaijani citizens were evacuated through the same crossing, along with one Italian national, five Tajik citizens and 18 members of Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic mission.

In a separate development at 13:10 local time, three Bangladeshi citizens, three Qatari nationals and one Pakistani citizen also entered Azerbaijan via the Astara border.

Evacuations through the Astara crossing remain ongoing as foreign nationals continue to leave Iran amid the escalating security situation.