Amid the ongoing tensions between Iran and Israel, India has successfully evacuated 275 people from Iran. As a part of Operation Sindhu, a special flight which carried 272 Indian nationals and three Nepalese citizens from Iran landed in New Delhi from Mashhad at 5:31 am on June 26, as informed by the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday.

With this latest evacuation, the total number of Indian nationals brought back from Iran under Operation Sindhu has reached 3,426, as per ANI.

"#OperationSindhu update: 272 Indian and 3 Nepalese nationals were evacuated from Iran on a special flight that arrived in New Delhi from Mashhad at 00:01 hrs on 26th June. 3426 Indian nationals have been brought home from Iran as part of #OperationSindhu," the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, while addressing the issue, said in a post on X.
 
Along with the Indians, Nepalese nationals who were on board the special flight thanked the Indian government for evacuating them from conflict-hit Iran under the ongoing Operation Sindhu.