First Batch of Indian Students Evacuated from Iran to Reach Delhi Today

Evacuation Details

• Who: 110 Indian students (including ~90 from Jammu & Kashmir) from Urmia Medical University
• Transit route: Evacuated by Indian Embassy from Iran into Armenia, landed in Yerevan yesterday, en route to Delhi today
• Final destination: Their flight to New Delhi is scheduled for today, Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Context & Background

• Safety concerns: Amid missile and drone exchanges between Israel and Iran, the Indian Embassy issued advisories urging all Indian nationals—especially students—to move from Tehran to safer regions
• Internal relocations: Around 600 students from Tehran were relocated to Qom; others moved from cities like Shiraz, Isfahan to Yazd, Kerman, and Kermanshah
• Embassy support: Emergency helpline and 24×7 control room set up by MEA; Indians in Iran are urged to register and seek relocation.

Voices from the Ground

• Sabia, a fourth-year MBBS student in Tehran, described the rising panic: “On Saturday, I heard jets overhead and sirens blaring… Panic spread… we were moved to Qom, then another secret location.”
• Faizan, from Kerman, mentioned: “A hospital in Kermanshah was attacked… Indian students are extremely traumatised