Iran makes an exception, opens airspace for evacuation of Indian students
Iran has decided to open its airspace to facilitate the evacuation of Indian students. An Iranian carrier will bring 1,000 Indian students back to Delhi.
The first flight, carrying the stranded students, will land in Delhi tonight. The students will be brought by Mahan Air flights. “We have scheduled these chartered flights for the Indians those who want to get out,” it said.
India on Wednesday announced the launch of ‘Operation Sindhu’ to evacuate Indian nationals from Iran amid ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel.
Reports emerged of some Indian students being injured in a strike on a medical students’ dormitory in the Keshavarz street area of Tehran.
Iranian embassy officials in Delhi stated that the Iranian foreign ministry is in close contact with the Indian mission in Tehran following the incident.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said India gives the highest priority to the safety and security of its nationals abroad.
More than 4,000 Indian nationals reside in Iran, with about half being students. The MEA added that the Indian embassy in Tehran evacuated 110 Indian students from northern Iran, helping them cross safely into Armenia on Tuesday.
The students travelled by road to Yerevan, the Armenian capital, under the supervision of Indian missions in Iran and Armenia.