The government recently decided to provide Iran with $500,000 (about 740 million won) in humanitarian aid in connection with the situation in the Middle East.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on the 14th that it decided to provide Iran with $500,000 in humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
This is the second humanitarian aid related to the Middle East situation, following the $2 million (about 2.94 billion won) provided to Lebanon in March.
The aid is a response to urgent requests from international organizations such as the United Nations and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), amid a worsening crisis in the Middle East.
For Lebanon, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) requested urgent assistance on Mar. 13, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) separately requested aid on Mar. 12.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, "We hope this aid will help alleviate the humanitarian situation in the affected areas."