No need to repatriate Malaysians in Iran, Jordan, Lebanon amid tension, says Wisma Putra

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Speaking at an event on Monday (April 22), Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said there is no pressing need to repatriate Malaysians in Iran, Jordan and Lebanon following tension between Iran and Israel.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yte4sxcn   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan on Monday said there is no pressing need to

00:08 repatriate Malaysians in Iran, Jordan and Lebanon, following tension between Iran and

00:13 Israel.

00:17 Speaking at the ministry's Hari Raya Aidilfitri open house, he told reporters that the ministry

00:22 is assessing the situation.

00:24 He said the ministry will only evacuate Malaysians in the Middle East if the National Security

00:29 Council orders them to do so.

00:31 He said the welfare of Malaysians is a top priority for the government.

00:35 There are 38 Malaysians, including embassy staff in Iran and between 2,000 and 3,000

00:41 in Jordan, of whom are mostly students.

00:44 About 800 Malaysians are staying in Lebanon.

00:51 On April 19, Israel launched an attack on Iran in the latest tit-for-tat exchange between

00:56 the two nations.

00:58 This came after Iranian airstrikes of drones and missiles on Israel on April 13, following

01:03 the April 1 Israeli attack on its embassy in Syria.

01:07 The Israeli government has also said it will not allow any foreign aid to be provided to

01:14 the Palestinians.

01:15 The government will not allow any foreign aid to be provided to the Palestinians.

01:16 The government will not allow any foreign aid to be provided to the Palestinians.

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