Taiwan raises travel alerts for certain Middle Eastern countriesStaff writer, with CNAThe government has raised its travel warnings for several Middle Eastern countries affected by the ongoing regional conflict, following airstrikes by the US and Israel on Iran over the weekend. Photo: EPAUnder the ministry's four-tier travel alert system, advisories are classified as gray, yellow, orange and red, in ascending order of risk. The ministry had already raised the travel alert for Israel and Iran to the highest level after Israel and the US launched airstrikes on Iran on Saturday. As of today, no official requests had been made by Taiwanese nationals in the Middle East seeking government assistance for evacuation, the ministry said. The ministry said it has made contact with about 3,000 Taiwanese nationals in the Middle East, and they are all safe.

Source: Taipei Times March 02, 2026 05:28 UTC