Statement by Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Harris, 23 June 2025

I am pleased to confirm that 3 Irish citizens and their dependents were assisted to depart Iran overnight and will now travel home.

I want to extend our gratitude to our European friends and partners for their excellent support.

All citizens still in Iran are reminded to register at citizensregistration.dfa.ie so we can stay in touch & keep you updated on important developments.

This follows the successful evacuation of 15 Irish citizens and their dependents from Israel yesterday.

Throughout this crisis, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and our Embassies have remained in regular contact with Irish citizens in the region.

We have worked closely with our EU and other partners to exchange information and coordinate our consular response to the situation.

Today, I am at the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels where I will discuss our response to this crisis with my EU counterparts.