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Plans in place to evacuate Thais in Middle East

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A billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen on a building in Tehran on July 21, 2026. (Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters)

There are contingency evacuation plans in place for Thai citizens living in the Middle East amid a new round of the US-led war against Iran, said Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow.

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Mr Sihasak was speaking from the Philippines where he attended the Asean foreign ministers' meeting in Manila.

He said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) held a meeting to monitor and assess the tense situation in the Middle East following the end of the ceasefire and the renewed fighting there.

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