Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: India on April 8 issued a fresh advisory for its nationals in Iran and strongly advised them to expeditiously exit the war-hit country. In a post on X, the Indian embassy in Iran asked its citizens to leave the country using the routes they have suggested.
“It is again reiterated that there should be no attempt to approach any international land border without prior consultation and coordination with the Embassy,” the post read. The embassy’s also gave its emergency contact numbers — +989128109115; +989128109109; +989128109102; +989932179359, and mail id – cons.tehran@mea.gov.in.
The advisory came hours after the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire. The embassy had earlier issued an advisory on April 7 evening, advising its nationals in Iran to stay wherever they are for the next 48 hours. The advisory came after US President Donald Trump warned that a “whole civilisation will die tonight” if Iran does not meet his 8 pm Eastern Time deadline (5:30 am Indian time, Wednesday) to end its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
According to official data, around 9,000 Indians, including students, were in Iran when the conflict began following strikes on Iranian targets by Israel and the US on February 28. About 1,800 Indians have so far returned to India. Earlier, The US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire about an hour before Donald Trump’s deadline to “obliterate” the rival country was set to expire. The agreement came after Trump said he had spoken to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his Army Chief Asim Munir, who had requested a truce.
