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'Grave, increasingly worsening situation!' - Hungary's FM urges citizens in Gulf to seek consular help amid rising tensions

'Grave, increasingly worsening situation!' - Hungary's FM urges citizens in Gulf to seek consular help amid rising tensions

"Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said the new spin of the Middle East conflict was a 'very grave, increasingly worsening situation of escalation', urging Hungarian citizens to follow local safety advice and register for help from consular services. "Unfortunately, the situation in the Middle East has escalated even further today. Iran is recklessly shelling Arab countries that have not attacked it, and who knows how long these Arab nations will endure this with patience? Regrettably, airspace closures remain in effect, and aircraft in the region are being granted neither takeoff nor landing permits," Szijjarto said. "I continue to ask every Hungarian citizen to register for consular protection. Many have still not done so," he added. As of the most recent government figures, more than four thousand Hungarian citizens were reported to be living in the Gulf region, primarily in the United Arab Emirates, during the current crisis. It comes after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iranian military targets on Saturday, with US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stating their intention to dismantle Iran's missile capabilities.  In response, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced 'widespread missile and drone attacks' targeting Israel, while reports indicated that US military bases in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq, and Kuwait were also targeted."