Another particular flight carrying 281 Indian nationals, together with three Sri Lankan and two Nepalese residents, stranded in conflict-hit Iran, arrived safely in New Delhi on Tuesday (June 24, 2025) night.
With this growth, the whole variety of Indians brought again from Iran beneath Operation Sindhu has reached 2,576, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated.
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In a social media publish on X, sharing the images of the evacuees, the MEA wrote, “Update: #OperationSindhu MoS @PmargheritaBJP warmly received 281 Indian, 3 Sri Lankan & 2 Nepalese nationals evacuated from Iran. They arrived in New Delhi on a special flight from Mashhad at 1500 hrs on 24 June. 2576 Indian nationals have now been brought home from Iran as part of #OperationSindhu.”
Speaking to reporters, Minister of State (MoS) for the Ministry of External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, exhorted that the Indian authorities is dedicated to offering help to the needy individuals and has prolonged assist to neighbouring nations like Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Mr. Margherita stated, “Our government is always committed to providing every kind of help and assistance at the time of need to the people who are in the stress. This is the 11th batch that we are bringing from Iran. The total number of evacuees from Iran stands at 2576. By three flights from Israel, we brought 594 Indian nationals back safely to their homes along with the people from our neighbouring countries, Nepal and Sri Lanka. We are extending support to our international neighbouring friends. So, the total is 3180 Indian nationals brought back safely to India under Operation Sindhu.”
“Our Operation Sindhu is for each and every Indian national, even we have extended hands of supporting to our neighbouring countries also. We are open and bringing back each and every Indian who has asked for evacuation,” the MEA MoS added.
Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump introduced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire,” in what would result in an finish to the battle simply hours after Tehran focused American Air bases within the Middle East.
However, after the announcement of the ceasefire, Israel Defence Minister Israel Katz accused Iran of violating the ceasefire and stated that he has ordered Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to “respond forcefully to Iran’s violation of the ceasefire with intense strikes against regime targets in the heart of Tehran,” The Times of Israel reported.
Mr. Katz’s assertion comes after Iran launched two ballistic missiles at Israel after a ceasefire was supposed to return into impact. Both missiles had been intercepted. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. General Eyal Zamir, in an ongoing evaluation, stated, “In light of the grave violation of the ceasefire by the Iranian regime, we will strike with force,” The Times of Israel reported.
The battle between Israel and Iran began on June 13 when the previous launched a large airstrike on Iranian navy and nuclear websites, codenamed “Operation Rising Lion”. In retaliation, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) initiated a large-scale drone and missile marketing campaign referred to as ‘Operation True Promise 3’, concentrating on Israeli fighter jet gasoline manufacturing services and vitality provide centres.
Tensions escalated additional after the U.S. carried out precision airstrikes early Sunday (June 22, 2025) morning on three key Iranian nuclear services beneath “Operation Midnight Hammer.” Iran retaliated by launching a number of missiles at U.S. navy installations in Qatar and Iraq, together with the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar – the biggest U.S. navy base within the area.
