Operation Sindhu: India to evacuate all nationals from Iran; embassy shares emergency numbers

NEW DELHI: India is evacuating all its citizens from Iran due to the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel, the Indian Embassy in Tehran said on Saturday.

In a post on X, the Embassy shared emergency contact numbers and a link to a Telegram channel for assistance.


"The Indian Embassy in Iran is evacuating all Indian Nationals in Iran. The Embassy may be contacted either on the Telegram channel or over the emergency contact numbers. +989010144557, +989128109115 +989128109109," it said.



In another post, the Embassy said that evacuation efforts would also include citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka.

"On request of the Governments of Nepal and Sri Lanka, the Indian Embassy’s evacuation efforts in Iran will also cover Citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka," it said.

"The citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka may urgently reach out to the Embassy, either on the Telegram channel or over the emergency contact numbers. +989010144557; +989128109115; +989128109109," it added.

India had announced "Operation Sindhu" on Wednesday to bring back its nationals from Iran as the conflict continued into its second week.

Earlier in the day, the ministry of external affairs said that more than 500 Indian citizens have returned from Iran under Operation Sindhu so far.

The conflict between Israel and Iran entered its ninth day on Saturday. The conflict started after Israel, on June 13, launched a massive airstrike on Iranian military and nuclear sites, dubbed "Operation Rising Lion".

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In response, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched a large-scale drone and missile operation, 'Operation True Promise 3', targeting Israeli fighter jet fuel production facilities and energy supply centres.