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Half a million Indonesians in limbo as Middle East conflict escalates

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An Indonesian Muslim man mourns the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Islamic Cultural Center in Jakarta.

An Indonesian Muslim man mourning the death of Iran’s supreme leader at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Jakarta.

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- At least half a million Indonesians are stranded in the Middle East with limited options to escape, Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on March 2, as the US-Israeli war against Iran spread out across the region on its third day.

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