Middle East crisis: Lee orders evacuation plan for S. Koreans

President Lee Jae Myung ordered the government Thursday to draw up an evacuation plan for South Koreans in the Middle East as the US-Israeli war on Iran widened. Lee gave the instruction during an extraordinary Cabinet meeting convened to discuss the situation in the Middle East, saying all means should be employed, including the use of military and chartered aircraft. “I ask the relevant authorities to determine without missing a single person our nationals there, including employees, business travelers, students and tourists, and thoroughly prepare emergency evacuation plans in two or three tiers for contingency scenarios,” he said during the […]... Keep on reading: Middle East crisis: Lee orders evacuation plan for S. Koreans