Goa, June 25 -- As tensions between Iran and Israel eased following a recently brokered ceasefire, India successfully evacuated another batch of its citizens stranded in conflict-affected Iran. A special flight carrying 282 Indian nationals landed safely in New Delhi from Mashhad at 12:01 am on Wednesday, as part of the ongoing Operation Sindhu.

"With this, 2,858 Indian nationals have been brought home from Iran," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed in a post on X (formerly Twitter), highlighting the continued commitment to ensuring the safety of Indian citizens abroad.

Operation Sindhu was launched amid intensifying hostilities in the West Asia region, where escalating strikes and counterstrikes between Iran and Israel had...