The flight carrying Indian students from Iran landed in Delhi at around 11.40 pm on Friday night after Tehran lifted airspace restrictions exclusively for Indian evacuation flights under Operation Sindhu. 1000 students are set to return to Delhi in the next two days as a part of the evacuation program conducted by India to evacuate Indians from conflict-hit Iranian cities, NDTV reported. Iran's airspace remains closed for most international flights following missile and drone attacks.
Thousands of Indians are stuck in conflict-hit Iranian cities. Among the 4,000 Indian nationals, there are more than 1500 students, mostly from Jammu and Kashmir. Earlier, on Monday, Iran responded to India’s evacuation request, saying, “Given the current condition and the closure of the country's airports, as well as the request of many political missions to transfer their diplomats and nationals abroad, we inform that all land borders are open for crossing.” Though the airspace remained closed as Israel continued to bomb several targets in Iran, the Foreign Minister of Iran gave green light to the evacuation mission through land borders.