More than 400 foreign nationals are planned to be evacuated from Iran through the territory of Turkmenistan, according to International Information Portal THP. In recent days, 150 people have already been successfully evacuated.
The majority of the transit is being conducted through the city of Sarakhs in southeastern Turkmenistan. Additionally, four supplemental checkpoints and a dedicated border crossing have been opened to facilitate the evacuation of citizens from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, Mir24 reports.
The first group of 25 Chinese citizens, who were evacuated from Iran to Turkmenistan on Tuesday, departed for home early Wednesday morning local time, according to Xinhua.
“The situation in Iran was difficult: there were many checkpoints, and the road conditions left much to be desired. However, as soon as we crossed the border into Turkmenistan, the path became completely clear,” said Cui Wei, head of a Chinese paper manufacturing enterprise in Iran. “We received immense support from the Chinese Embassy in Turkmenistan, the local government, and volunteers. At the border crossing, our military attaché and volunteers literally guided us through all formalities by the hand and escorted us to this point.”
In early March, the Chinese Embassy in Turkmenistan issued a notice and immediately dispatched a working group to the border crossing to provide necessary assistance to PRC citizens transiting through Turkmenistan on their way back to China. ///nCa, 4 March 2026