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The Indian embassy in Tehran has issued an advisory, informing Indians who remain in Iran to remain indoors and stay where they are, amid President Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz nears and threatens a military response. They have been advised to avoid power distribution facilities and military facilities, as well as upper levels in high-rise buildings.

“Indian nationals who are still in Iran must stay where they are for the next 48 hours, avoiding all electric and military installations and upper floors of multi-storey buildings, remaining indoors, and coordinating any highway movement strictly with the Embassy," the advisory read.

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“Those in Embassy-hired hotels should stay put indoors while maintaining regular contact with on-site embassy teams, and all are requested to monitor official updates closely,” the advisory added.

The warning comes amid a sharp escalation in hostilities in West Asia following continued US-Israel strikes on Iran since late February. 

US President Donald Trump issued a statement of Tuesday and said, "the whole civilisation will die tonight," if there isn't a deal with Iran tonight

The Ministry of External Affairs reported last week that approximately 6,49,000 passengers returned from the Middle East to India since February 28 and that the government continues to closely watch the situation and put the safety of its citizens as a priority in developing the situation.

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Officials said that many Indian nationals received assistance in leaving areas affected by armed conflict, and Additional Secretary (Gulf) Aseem R Mahajan, at a recent briefing, mentioned that the embassy in Tehran assisted 1,862 Indian nationals with travelling from Iran to Armenia and/or Azerbaijan (935 of whom are students, while 472 are fishermen). 


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