New Delhi, April 1 -- Since the outbreak of the West Asia conflict one month ago, more than 1,150 Indian citizens were evacuated from Iran via land borders with Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Wednesday. The ministry also confirmed that three Indians sustained injuries during attacks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday.

"Our embassy in Tehran has facilitated the movement of 1,171 Indian nationals, including 818 students, to exit Iran via the land borders into Armenia and Azerbaijan," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a media briefing.

"From there, our nationals have been flying back to India," he said.

Jaiswal detailed that 977 Indian nationals entered Armenia from Iran, while...