'Iran Has A Right To Bomb....': Iranian FM's JAW-DROPPING Speech Stuns Israel's Western Allies
An MBBS student from Srinagar has returned home after being evacuated from Iran amid rising tensions in the region. The student, part of a group of 110 Indians, revealed that despite being near the Turkey border, they were denied safe passage and had to travel to Armenia by land. The evacuation was carried out under Operation Sindhu, launched by the Ministry of External Affairs. Students crossed into Armenia via the Nurduz-Agarak border before flying to Delhi. Of the 110 students evacuated, 90 were from Jammu and Kashmir. The evacuation came in the wake of the escalating Israel-Iran conflict.#operationsindhu #irancrisis #studentevacuation #indiandiaspora #israeliranconflict #mea #jammuandkashmir #srinagar #studentreturn #geopolitics #indianforeignpolicy #safetyfirst #embassyassistance #landroute #airlift #newdelhi #globalcrisis #humanitarianmission #mbbsstudent #iran #toi #toibharat
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