First Thais evacuated from Iran arrive in Bangkok
The Straits Times
The group of 29 included domestic workers, university students and children. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BANGKOK – The first group of Thais evacuated from Iran since the start of its war with the United States and Israel arrived in Bangkok on March 9, with some lauding Tehran and its slain supreme leader.
The group of 29, including domestic workers, university students and children, landed at Thailand’s main international airport on the afternoon March 9, after crossing into Turkey from Iran over the weekend.
Mr Mizan Kepan, a 34-year-old psychology student who was evacuated from Iran, called the Islamic republic’s late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “our spiritual leader whom we loved very much”.
The United States and Israel began air strikes against Iran on Feb 28, killing Khamenei and prompting a wave of retaliatory attacks across the Gulf.
“Everyone who sees what is happening today can see which powerful countries are the most brutal,” Mizan told AFP at Suvarnabhumi airport, noting a strike on an elementary school in southern Iran that the country’s authorities said killed at least 150 people, mostly students.
US President Donald Trump has blamed Iran for the strike, while Tehran has blamed Washington.
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