India’s Foreign Ministry on Monday called on its citizens to depart Iran amid mounting fears of a potential US strike on Tehran, according to AFP.
The ministry estimates that approximately 10,000 of its citizens are living in Iran.
“In view of the evolving situation in Iran, Indian nationals who are currently in Iran… are advised to leave Iran by available means of transport, including commercial flights,” the Indian Embassy in Tehran said in a post on social media.
The ministry also advised all Indian citizens and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) to exercise heightened caution and avoid areas of protest or demonstration.
Indian nationals are urged to remain in close contact with the Indian Embassy in Iran and monitor local media for the latest developments.
The warning comes ahead of the planned visit of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to Israel on Wednesday.
“The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, will arrive here; he will deliver a speech in the Knesset, and I’m sure you will all be there,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday at the opening of a cabinet meeting.
The visit will also mark a significant diplomatic engagement between the two nations, with Netanyahu commending the deepening relationship between India and Israel.
“The fabric of relations has grown tighter, and (Modi) is coming here so that we can tighten it even more,” he added.
The trip comes exactly nine years after Modi’s landmark 2017 visit, the first ever by a sitting Indian prime minister to Israel.
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