Tehran/New Delhi/IBNS: India on Tuesday began its evacuation process from Tehran with the passage of 110 students to Armenia as Iran and Israel continue firing at each other, media reports said.

"Indian students in Tehran have been moved out of the city for reasons of safety, through arrangements made by the Embassy. Other residents who are self-sufficient in terms of transport have also been advised to move out of the city in view of the developing situation," India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.

"Separately, some Indians have been facilitated to leave Iran through the border with Armenia."

The batch of Indian students who reached Armenia will fly off to Delhi on Wednesday.

A 24x7 Control Room has been established in the Ministry of External Affairs in view of the ongoing developments in Iran and Israel.

The contact details of the control room are as under:

1800118797 (Toll free)
+91-11-23012113
+91-11-23014104
+91-11-23017905
+91-9968291988 (Whatsapp)
[email protected]

In addition, the Embassy of India in Tehran, Iran has set up a 24x7 emergency helpline with contact details below

For call only :
1. +98 9128109115, +98 9128109109
For WhatsApp:
2. +98 901044557, +98 9015993320, +91 8086871709.
3. ⁠Bandar Abbas: +98 9177699036
4. ⁠Zahedan: +98 9396356649
[email protected]

Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran: Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump has blamed Iran for not signing the "deal" and accused the Middle East country of causing deaths of people.

In a post on Truth Social, the President wrote, "Iran should have signed the “deal” I told them to sign. What a shame, and waste of human life. Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!"

Meanwhile, Trump cut short his G7 Summit visit to Canada owing to the situation in the Middle East.

Israel-Iran conflict prevails

Iran launched another barrage of ballistic missiles towards the densely populated regions of Israel, prompting the sounding of sirens in the affected areas, media reports said.

Iran announced that it has responded to the Israeli onslaught across the Gulf nations, in which Tehran has faced the majority of the blows.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that killing Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, will end the conflict.

His remark comes a day after US President Donald Trump vetoed this plan.

"It's not going to escalate the conflict, it's going to end the conflict," Netanyahu told ABC News in an interview.

Israeli forces have already attacked nuclear infrastructure in Tehran besides striking its oil depot.

The headquarters of the Iranian state television, Republic of Iran News Network (IRINN), operated by IRIB, was hit by an Israeli strike on Monday evening, which abruptly halted its live broadcast, media reports said.

According to the Iranian media, the explosion occurred while a presenter was delivering a live on-air criticism of Israel. Moments later, she was seen leaving the broadcast.

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday claimed it had eliminated four high-ranking Iranian intelligence officials during a precision airstrike carried out by Israeli fighter jets in Tehran.

The deceased included the chief of the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The Iranian Health Ministry claimed 224 people have been killed by the Israeli attacks while the casualty figure in Israel increased to 24.