The recent conflict began with Israeli strikes targeting Iranian military and nuclear sites on June 13. Iran retaliated by firing barrage of missiles and drones at Israel, some of which penetrated the country’s air defense system. The conflict so far has killed hundreds of people and wounded more than 1,000 in Iran and killed two dozen and wounded hundreds in Israel, as per reports.
Under the ongoing Operation Sindhu, the Indian Embassy in Iran has been assisting large numbers of Indian nationals in moving from areas seeing increased hostilities to relatively safer areas within the country and to subsequently evacuate them using the available and feasible options.
MEA addressing the Indian nationals in Iran, advised them to stay in touch with the Indian Embassy in Tehran through its emergency helpline, and with the 24x7 Control Room established by the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi.
Outlook spoke to some of the students who were evacuated from Iran under Operation Sindhu.
