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The first flight is due to land at 11:00 PM IST tonight. The second and third flights are scheduled for Saturday, one in the morning and another in the evening.

Iran-Israel war: Amid the ongoing Israel-Iran war, Tehran has closed airspace. However, Iran exclusively for India, has opened its otherwise closed airspace. Following which, 1,000 Indian students stranded in conflict-hit Iranian cities are expected to land in Delhi in the next two days as part of the government’s emergency evacuation programme, Operation Sindhu.

The first flight is due to land at 11:00 PM IST tonight. The second and third flights are scheduled for Saturday, one in the morning and another in the evening. More than 4,000 Indian nationals are living in Iran and half of them are students.

The Iranian airspace remains closed to most international flights following ongoing missile exchanges and drone attacks involving Israeli and Iranian forces. However, India has been granted an exclusive corridor to carry out the evacuation of its students.

Operation Sindhu

India on Wednesday announced launching ‘Operation Sindhu’ to evacuate Indian nationals from Iran as the Persian Gulf nation’s conflict with Israel showed no sign of letting up. Iranian embassy officials in Delhi said the Iranian foreign ministry was in close touch with the Indian mission in Tehran after some students were injured.

“India accords highest priority to the safety and security of Indian nationals abroad,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.

110 Indian students already evacuated

The MEA said the Indian embassy in Tehran has evacuated 110 Indian students from northern Iran, assisting them in safely crossing over into Armenia on Tuesday.

The students have travelled by road to the Armenian capital, Yerevan, under the supervision of the Indian missions in Iran and Armenia.