As per the official statement from the Ministry of External Affairs, a total of 28 Indians were on board the latest flight home.
India has brought back over 1,700 nationals from Iran as the conflict with Israel escalates. The latest flight carrying Indian nationals from Iran touched down in Delhi on Sunday night.
As per the official statement from the Ministry of External Affairs, a total of 28 Indians were on board the latest flight home.
India launched Operation Sindhu to evacuate Indian nationals stranded in Iran and Israel amid the growing conflict. Under this operation, around 1,713 Indians have been evacuated from Iran.
India’s evacuation efforts continue under #OperationSindhu 🇮🇳
MoS Shri @PmargheritaBJP received 285 Indian nationals evacuated on a special flight from Mashhad that landed in New Delhi at 2330 hrs on 22 June.
With this, 1,713 Indian nationals have now been brought home from… pic.twitter.com/BepZEiIT5w
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) June 22, 2025
MEA Minister of State Pabitra Margherita received the latest flight. As per an ANI report, the flight carried Indians from states such as Bihar, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, and Gujarat.
The Minister of State further stated that Indian will be carrying out three more evacuation flights for nationals stranded in Iran.