Jun 18, 2025 10:34 PM IST As step one below the operation, the Indian embassy in Tehran evacuated 110 college students from northern Iran and helped them cross into Armenia by street on June 17 NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday launched Operation Sindhu to evacuate its nationals from Iran following the deterioration of the safety scenario resulting from battle with Israel, at the same time as studies emerged that some Indian college students have been injured in an Israeli strike on a college students’ dormitory in Tehran. Indian college students attain an airport to board a flight from Armenia to New Delhi below Operation Sindhu facilitated by the Government of India in view of the Israel-Iran battle on Wednesday. (X/MEAIndia/ANI) As step one below the operation, the Indian embassy in Tehran evacuated 110 Indian college students from northern Iran and helped them cross over to Armenia by street on June 17, the exterior affairs ministry mentioned in a press release. These college students, a majority of them from Jammu and Kashmir, travelled to the Armenian capital of Yerevan after which left for India on a particular flight on Wednesday afternoon. “The government of India is grateful to the governments of Iran and Armenia for the smooth facilitation of the evacuation process,” the assertion mentioned. Around 600 Indian college students have additionally been relocated from Tehran to Qom, folks conversant in the matter mentioned. This was completed due to intense Israeli air strikes and bombings concentrating on Tehran over the previous few days, they mentioned. The Indian authorities is taking varied steps for the protection and safety of Indian nationals in Iran in view of the deteriorating scenario because of the battle between Iran and Israel, the assertion mentioned. Officials of the Iranian embassy in New Delhi mentioned about 5 overseas college students, together with some Indians, have been injured when an Israeli air strike hit a medical college students’ dormitory on Keshavarz Street in Tehran over the weekend. The dormitory had a sizeable variety of Kashmiri college students. “After the injuries of Indian students due to the attack of the regime [on] Indian students’ hostel, Iran’s ministry of foreign affairs was in close touch with the embassy of India in Tehran, and the MFA and other related ministries and authorities did everything…possible to facilitate the evacuation, relocation and transportation of the said students,” the Iranian embassy mentioned in a message posted on its Telegram channel. Indian nationals in Tehran with entry to move have additionally been suggested to maneuver out of town in view of the growing scenario. The exterior affairs ministry mentioned that as a part of the continued operation, the Indian embassy in Tehran has assisted “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”. Indian nationals in Iran have been suggested to remain in contact with the Indian embassy in Tehran by its emergency helpline, and with the 24×7 management room established by the exterior affairs ministry in New Delhi. According to the most recent figures from Iranian authorities, there are round 10,000 Indian nationals in Iran, most of them college students enrolled in universities, skilled programs and non secular establishments. Israel and Iran have fired lots of of missiles and drones at one another’s cities and navy and strategic amenities since hostilities erupted over the weekend. Israel mentioned on Wednesday it struck 40 websites in Iran, together with centrifuge manufacturing and weapons amenities, whereas Iran launched a wave of drones at Israel.

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