Russian embassy in Tehran. Photo: Arab News

MOSCOW, March 5, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Russia has evacuated women and children from its embassy in Tehran amid the war in the Middle East, officials said Thursday.

"On March 3-4 we evacuated our women and children to Russia," -- more than 100 people in total, the embassy said in a statement on social media.

The state-run TASS news agency cited Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko as confirming that the "core staff remains at the embassy".