Japan mulls pulling 90 nationals, family members out of Iran by land

Japan plans to evacuate around 90 nationals and their family members from Iran by land as early as Thursday, a government source said, amid growing concerns over further escalation of the conflict between Tehran and Tel Aviv.The Japanese nationals are expected to leave the Iranian capital by bus and travel to neighboring Azerbaijan, as airports have been closed. The government is also considering sending a Self-Defense Forces transport aircraft to its base in Djibouti, East Africa, to be put on standby.An overland evacuation of Japanese nationals from Israel to Jordan is also being arranged…READ FULL ARTICLE