Operation Sindhu: 517 Indian nationals brought back from Iran so far, says MEA

#OperationSindhu flight brings citizens home.
🇮🇳 evacuated 290 Indian nationals from Iran, including students and religious pilgrims by a charter flight. The flight arrived in New Delhi at 2330 hrs on 20 June and was received by Secretary (CPV& OIA) Arun Chatterjee.
Government… pic.twitter.com/ZORq0aeza5
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) June 20, 2025
#OperationSindhu continues.
A special evacuation flight from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan landed in New Delhi at 0300 hrs on 21st June, bringing Indians from Iran home.
With this, so far 517 Indian nationals from Iran have returned home under Operation Sindhu. pic.twitter.com/xYfpoxwJtw
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) June 21, 2025

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