S. Korea evacuates nationals amid growing military clashes in Iran, Israel

South Korean nationals have been evacuated from both Iran and Israel as military clashes between the two countries escalate for a seventh day.

Seoul's Foreign Ministry said on Friday that 34 Korean nationals and family members in Iran have crossed over to Turkmenistan as of Thursday.

The first group departed Tehran on Tuesday, traveling for around 30 hours, over some 12 hundred kilometers on a bus provided by the Korean government.

They entered Turkmenistan on Wednesday, and a second group arrived the next day.

Meanwhile, 25 Koreans and one Israeli family member were evacuated from Israel to Jordan on June 19th.

Roughly 460 South Korean nationals remain in Israel, and about 90 in Iran.