Operation Sindhu: 311 more Indians evacuated from Iran, total reaches 1,428
On 22 June 2025 in New Delhi, the MEA said 311 Indian nationals arrived on a special flight from Mashhad, Iran under Operation Sindhu, taking the number evacuated from Iran to 1,428.
Summary
The Ministry of External Affairs said 311 Indian nationals arrived in New Delhi on a special flight from Mashhad, Iran at 16:30 hours on 22 June 2025 under Operation Sindhu. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said 1,428 Indian nationals had been evacuated from Iran so far. India launched Operation Sindhu to bring back Indians from Iran and Israel amid hostilities between the two countries. Chartered evacuation flights have operated from Mashhad, the Armenian capital Yerevan and the Turkmenistan capital Ashgabat.
Key facts
- Operation
- Operation Sindhu (evacuation from Iran and Israel)
- 22 June flight
- 311 Indians from Mashhad, landed 16:30 hrs
- Total from Iran
- 1,428 (as of 22 June)
- Departure points
- Mashhad (Iran), Yerevan (Armenia), Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)
- MEA spokesperson
- Randhir Jaiswal
Practice MCQs 5 questions
Operation Sindhu, under which Indians were brought home in June 2025, was launched to evacuate Indian nationals from which countries?
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Correct answer: A — Iran and Israel
The Hindu/PTI: India launched Operation Sindhu to bring back Indians from Iran and Israel in view of increasing hostilities between the two nations.
From which Iranian city did the special flight carrying 311 Indian nationals arrive in New Delhi on 22 June 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Mashhad
MEA spokesperson (via The Hindu/PTI): 311 Indian nationals arrived in New Delhi on a special flight from Mashhad at 1630 hours on June 22.
How many Indian nationals had been evacuated from Iran under Operation Sindhu as of 22 June 2025, according to the MEA?
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Correct answer: C — 1,428
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal (via The Hindu/PTI): a total of 1,428 Indian nationals have been evacuated from Iran so far.
How many Indian nationals arrived on the Operation Sindhu flight that landed in New Delhi at 16:30 hours on 22 June 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 311
MEA spokesperson (via The Hindu/PTI): 311 Indian nationals arrived in New Delhi on a special flight from Mashhad at 1630 hours on June 22.
Besides Mashhad, chartered evacuation flights under Operation Sindhu operated from which of the following cities? 1. Yerevan 2. Ashgabat 3. Baku Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
The Hindu/PTI: India evacuated its nationals on chartered flights operated from Mashhad, the Armenian capital Yerevan and the Turkmenistan capital Ashgabat; Baku is not mentioned. So 1 and 2 only.