NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday spoke to his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghci and thanked him for facilitating safe evacuation of Indian nationals during the conflict between Israel and the Shiite state.
In a social media post on X, Jaishankar said that Araghchi shared perspective and thinking about the heightened tensions between Iran and Israel.
"Spoke to FM Araghchi of Iran this afternoon. Appreciate his sharing Iran’s perspective and thinking in the current complex situation," Jaishankar said.
"Thanked him for facilitating the safe evacuation of Indian nationals," he added.
Earlier on Thursday, ministry of external affairs said that India evacuated more than 4,400 Indian nationals from Iran and Israel so far in 19 special flights under Operation Sindhu launched on June 18 to bring home its citizens amid the ongoing conflict between the two countries
"A fresh batch of 173 Indians evacuated from Iran reached Delhi late Thursday night in a flight from Armenian capital Yerevan", MEA said in a post on X.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in response to queries on Operation Sindhu, said New Delhi was assessing the situation on the ground and a decision on the future course of action would be taken based on it.
Over 3,400 Indian nationals have been evacuated so far in 14 flights from Iran since the start of Operation Sindhu, according to data shared by him during the briefing.
Jaiswal later shared updated evacuee figures in the post on X after the arrival of the flight from Yeravan.
"A special evacuation flight from Yerevan, Armenia landed in New Delhi at 22:30 hrs on 26th June, bringing home 173 Indian nationals from Iran," he wrote.
"As part of #OperationSindhu, a total of 4415 Indian nationals (3597 from Iran and 818 from Israel) have been evacuated so far using 19 special evacuation flights including 3 IAF aircraft. 14 OCI card-holders, 9 Nepali nationals, 4 Sri Lankan nationals and 1 Iranian spouse of an Indian national were also evacuated from Iran," he added.
Israel and Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones at each other's cities and military and strategic facilities since the hostilities began more than a week ago.
The tensions escalated significantly following the US bombing of three major Iranian nuclear sites on the morning of June 22.
India has evacuated its nationals on chartered flights operated from the Iranian city of Mashhad, the Armenian capital of Yerevan and the Turkmenistan capital of Ashgabat since June 18.
Iran lifted airspace restrictions on June 20 to facilitate three chartered flights from Mashhad.
The first flight landed in New Delhi late on June 20 with 290 Indians, and the second one landed in the national capital on June 21 afternoon with 310 Indians.
Another flight arrived from the Armenian capital city of Yerevan on June 19 and a special evacuation flight from Ashgabat landed in New Delhi early on June 21.
India on June 23 had evacuated 290 Indian nationals and a Sri Lankan citizen from Iran following the US bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites.
In a social media post on X, Jaishankar said that Araghchi shared perspective and thinking about the heightened tensions between Iran and Israel.
"Spoke to FM Araghchi of Iran this afternoon. Appreciate his sharing Iran’s perspective and thinking in the current complex situation," Jaishankar said.
"Thanked him for facilitating the safe evacuation of Indian nationals," he added.
Earlier on Thursday, ministry of external affairs said that India evacuated more than 4,400 Indian nationals from Iran and Israel so far in 19 special flights under Operation Sindhu launched on June 18 to bring home its citizens amid the ongoing conflict between the two countries
"A fresh batch of 173 Indians evacuated from Iran reached Delhi late Thursday night in a flight from Armenian capital Yerevan", MEA said in a post on X.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in response to queries on Operation Sindhu, said New Delhi was assessing the situation on the ground and a decision on the future course of action would be taken based on it.
Over 3,400 Indian nationals have been evacuated so far in 14 flights from Iran since the start of Operation Sindhu, according to data shared by him during the briefing.
Jaiswal later shared updated evacuee figures in the post on X after the arrival of the flight from Yeravan.
"A special evacuation flight from Yerevan, Armenia landed in New Delhi at 22:30 hrs on 26th June, bringing home 173 Indian nationals from Iran," he wrote.
"As part of #OperationSindhu, a total of 4415 Indian nationals (3597 from Iran and 818 from Israel) have been evacuated so far using 19 special evacuation flights including 3 IAF aircraft. 14 OCI card-holders, 9 Nepali nationals, 4 Sri Lankan nationals and 1 Iranian spouse of an Indian national were also evacuated from Iran," he added.
Israel and Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones at each other's cities and military and strategic facilities since the hostilities began more than a week ago.
The tensions escalated significantly following the US bombing of three major Iranian nuclear sites on the morning of June 22.
India has evacuated its nationals on chartered flights operated from the Iranian city of Mashhad, the Armenian capital of Yerevan and the Turkmenistan capital of Ashgabat since June 18.
Iran lifted airspace restrictions on June 20 to facilitate three chartered flights from Mashhad.
The first flight landed in New Delhi late on June 20 with 290 Indians, and the second one landed in the national capital on June 21 afternoon with 310 Indians.
Another flight arrived from the Armenian capital city of Yerevan on June 19 and a special evacuation flight from Ashgabat landed in New Delhi early on June 21.
India on June 23 had evacuated 290 Indian nationals and a Sri Lankan citizen from Iran following the US bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites.
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