Switzerland has temporarily closed its embassy in Tehran because of an “increasing security risk”, authorities said late on Wednesday.
German diplomatic staff at the country’s consulate in Erbil have left Iraq due to the Iran war, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday.
Airlines and tour operators are scrambling to organise the safe return of stranded tourists and cruise ship passengers.
Ms Zakharova said that estimated figure of roughly 50,000 Russian travellers were stranded in the Middle East.
The body of the slain Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei is to be buried in a Shiite shrine in his home city of Mashhad.
The co-leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany on Tuesday criticised recent U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
The ministry said China’s embassies and consulates in nearby countries swung into action to help the affected.
The Israeli military has advised residents in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley to evacuate their homes immediately ahead of strikes on Hezbollah militia targets.
The ministry on Sunday said assessments are underway to determine the evacuation needs of Ghanaian citizens.
China urges an immediate stop to the military operations.
