Kazakh President Orders Emergency Planning as Iran Tensions Escalate

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has instructed Kazakhstan’s Security Council and law enforcement agencies to prepare an emergency response plan amid escalating tensions around Iran and the potential risk of instability affecting the country, said presidential press secretary Aibek Smadiyarov on Feb. 28. Tokayev tasked Security Council Secretary Gizat Nurdauletov, along with the heads of… The post Kazakh President Orders Emergency Planning as Iran Tensions Escalate appeared first on The Astana Times.