NEW DELHI: The primary evacuation flight carrying 110 Indian residents, as a part of Operation Sindhu, landed in New Delhi from Yerevan, Armenia, on Thursday, amid the escalating navy battle between Iran and Israel.India launched Operation Sindhu, a mission aimed toward guaranteeing the protection and evacuation of Indian nationals from Iran.The ministry of exterior affairs confirmed that Indian college students residing in Tehran had been safely evacuated from town by coordination by the Indian Embassy. “Indian college students in Tehran have been moved out of town for security causes by preparations made by the Indian Embassy,” said the ministry of their official communication.The Indian college students left Zvartnots Worldwide Airport in Yerevan through a particular flight at 14:55 IST on June 18, with their anticipated arrival in New Delhi throughout the early hours of June 19.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal introduced by Twitter, “Operation Sindhu begins. India launched Operation Sindhu to evacuate Indian nationals from Iran. India evacuated 110 college students from northern Iran who crossed into Armenia beneath the supervision of our Missions in Iran and Armenia on seventeenth June. They departed from Yerevan on a particular flight and can arrive in New Delhi within the early hours of nineteenth June 2025. India accords the very best precedence to the protection and safety of her nationals overseas.”The Indian authorities expressed appreciation to Iranian and Armenian governments for his or her help within the evacuation course of.The MEA said in an official launch that the Indian Embassy in Iran has been supporting quite a few Indian nationals to relocate from conflict-affected areas to safer areas inside Iran, whereas arranging their subsequent evacuation by accessible choices.The ministry emphasised its dedication to defending Indian residents overseas and suggested these remaining in Iran to keep up contact with the Indian Embassy in Tehran and the MEA’s round the clock Management Room in New Delhi.Emergency contacts:Embassy of India in Tehran
- Name solely: +98 9128109115, +98 9128109109
- WhatsApp: +98 901044557, +98 9015993320, +91 8086871709
- Regional Contacts: Bandar Abbas: +98 9177699036, Zahedan: +98 9396356649
- E mail: cons.tehran@mea.gov.in
- 24×7 Management Room, MEA, New Delhi
- Toll-free: 800118797
- Landlines: +91-11-23012113, +91-11-23014104, +91-11-23017905
- WhatsApp: +91-9968291988
- E mail: situationroom@mea.gov.in
Further phases of Operation Sindhu are anticipated to proceed as developments happen.