New Delhi, April 8 -- Since the inception of the conflict in West Asia on February 28, after US-Israeli strikes killed Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, around 7,88,000 passengers have travelled to India from the region as hostilities escalated, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Wednesday.

Addressing an inter-ministerial briefing on recent developments in West Asia, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said flights continue from countries where airspace remains open, but services have been affected due to restrictions and closures over parts of the region, adding that due to restrictions in Israel, Iraq, Kuwait and Bahrain, Indian missions are facilitating alternate transit routes.

He stated that Indians from Iran are being...