The board heats up and Mexico moves its chip
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just activated all its protocols. It is not a drill. After the latest episode of tension between the United States, Israel and Iran, the Mexican government launched its protection network for its compatriots trapped in the region.
Several countries have closed their airspace. Security measures were reinforced overnight. This, friends, means canceled flights, complicated transfers and a lot of uncertainty for whoever is in those parts.
The numbers that matter
The SRE immediately published the emergency contacts. It’s the list that no one wants to use, but that everyone should have on hand. Here are the direct lines:
- Embassy in Iran: +989121224463
- Embassy in Israel: 054-316-6717
- Embassy in Jordan: 0778 00 0494
- Embassy in Qatar: 3363 4450
- Embassy in Saudi Arabia: +966557539374
- Embassy in Kuwait: +965 9401 6333
- Embassy in the United Arab Emirates: 504 54 0273
- Embassy in Lebanon: 03 044 598
- Office in Palestine: +972 54 447 0095
My father always said that foreign policy is measured in moments like this. They are not pretty speeches, but concrete actions when the world seems to be falling apart. While the powers exchange blows, our job is to take care of our own.
The geopolitical theater has a new explosive act. And in the middle of the stage, there are Mexicans who need to know that their country has not forgotten them. That’s the policy that matters: the one that answers when the phone rings at midnight.
