Govt focused on evacuating Thais from IranForeign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkaeow, left, speaks during a meeting of the Middle East Situation Centre, chaired by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, centre, on Tuesday. About 300 Thai nationals, 200 of them students, are estimated to be in Iran. The minister reiterated that evacuating Thais from Iran is the top priority. Mr Sihasak said the situation in Iran warranted the term “evacuation”, while in other countries authorities were facilitating voluntary departures. A decision on whether to evacuate embassy personnel would be made after the mission to assist Thai nationals was completed, he said.

Source: Bangkok Post March 03, 2026 15:40 UTC