India warns nationals in Iran against crossing land borders without coordination

India has again warned its citizens in Iran not to attempt to cross any land border without prior and explicit coordination with the Embassy in Tehran In an advisory on Monday the Indian Embassy in Tehran said In continuation reiteration of our advisory of March 9 all Indian nationals currently in Iran are strictly advised not to approach or attempt to cross any land border of Iran for onward travel without prior and explicit coordination with the Embassy of India TehranThe Embassy stated that it is in regular contact with members of the Indian community and coordinated arrangements are being undertaken wherever necessaryUncoordinated movement toward land borders is strongly discouraged it saidIndian nationals who attempt to leave Iran via land borders without the knowledge and guidance of the Embassy it said are highly likely to encounter serious logistical and immigration difficultiesEmbassy of India Tehran issues an advisory In continuation reiteration of our advisory of March 9 all Indian nationals currently in Iran are strictly advised not to approach or attempt to cross any land border of Iran for onward travel without prior and explicit coordinationhellip pictwittercomyny4HccnKcmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News March 16 2026In continuation reiteration of our advisory of March 9 all Indian nationals currently in Iran are strictly advised not to approach or attempt to cross any land border of Iran for onward travel without prior and explicit coordination with the Embassy of India Tehran Indiahellip pictwittercomi6B1v3Tjiomdash IANS ians_india March 16 2026All Indian nationals in Iran are therefore urged to strictly follow Embassy advisories and remain in touch with official channels and before undertaking any travel it addedMeanwhile the first batch of 70 Indian students evacuated from Iran via Armenia has safely landed in Delhi the JampK Students Association JKSA announced on SundayNasir Khuehami national convenor of the JKSA said The first batch of more than 70 Indian students the majority of them from Jammu and Kashmir along with several pilgrims who had been stranded in Iran amid the ongoing warlike situation in the region safely arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi on a commercial flight this morning as part of the initial phase of the evacuation processThe students returned to India via a connecting journey through Armenia and Dubai after undertaking a long and difficult land and air transit arranged in coordination with the concerned authoritiesThese students travelled from different cities in Iran by bus and crossed into Armenia from where they boarded a Flydubai flight from Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan to Dubai From Dubai the passengers boarded another connecting Flydubai flight that landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport at around 945 am on SundayThe majority of the returning students had been studying at various universities across Iran including Urmia University of Medical Sciences Tehran University of Medical Sciences and other universities across the country Many of them had earlier been relocated to safer locations by the Indian Embassy in Tehran amid the deteriorating security situationThe Association expressed gratitude to the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian Embassy in Tehran for facilitating the safe evacuation and ensuring the students return to India during a challenging situation This development has brought muchneeded relief to students and families across Kashmir who had been deeply worried about the safety of their children in the conflictaffected regionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever