‘No other option’: desperate plea from stranded Aussies
The Australians trapped in Iran, in the midst of a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran, said that the advice of escaping by crossing international borders is not possible for those who are most vulnerable.
Efforts to take Australians home from the region have become complex due to border restrictions and flight road closing.
Perth engineer Vahid, his sister Azam and his parents Ezat 70 and 86 -year -old Hossein traveled to Iran in June 2024, so that his father’s permanent residence application before returning to Australia, he said.
However, the family was trapped after the borders were closed after the airports were closed and the war was broken.
Worse, his parents’ visas expired and made the return even more difficult.
“My father is 86 years old and the consulate in Tehran is closed on Friday,” because of the Azerbaijani border or Türkiye to go to the Australian Consulate, “he said.
The only recommendation provided was to pass the limit to Azerbaijan or to shelter.
Azam, Ezat and Hossein’s journey would take at least 12 hours by car.
Vahid, who wants his surname not to be used, said, “There is no other option other than passing the border by car.”
“This solution is not possible for them – for people like my family – that age – it is not possible for them to travel at long distances.”
The family feared that the “fragile” ceasefire may be shattered under a tremendous stress and cannot escape a safer place than the capital Tehran because of Hossein’s age.
Vahid said, “I have a lot of stress here, maybe I double the stress, because I can see the situation and I don’t have any options to help them,” Vahid said.
Authorities urged the authorities to help their parents to give new visas and to help her sister, an Australian citizen, to her son in Sydney, and said that the situation was “out of hand”.
Approximately 3200 Australian Foreign Ministry who wanted to leave Iran was enrolled in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Mohammad Bahar, the president of the Western Australia, said that the people he talked about were pleased with the advice and that the government felt that he never forgot them.
DFAT says that Australians support safe seats on commercial flights that begin to continue from Iran.
Australians can leave Iran to Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Armenia or Turkmenistan using border crossings. Smartraveller Website Adding those who cannot leave or do not want to leave should monitor local developments and monitor local recommendations.
When Israel started attacks on Iranian military and nuclear areas, the ceasefire was reached after a 12 -day war.
The attack triggered retaliation strike waves before intervening to end the increasing violence.
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