On Monday, India issued a warning to its citizens in Iran, warning them against traveling outside the country without coordination with the Indian embassy in Tehran, as the conflict in West Asia enters its second week.
The embassy also asked Indian citizens not to approach any land borders without explicit directions.
“Indian citizens are advised not to approach any of Iran’s land borders to travel outside the country without prior coordination with the embassy. Any movement towards land border points should be made only after obtaining explicit directions from the embassy,” the embassy said in the advisory issued on Monday, March 9.
Moreover, the advisory also noted that once any Indian national crosses Iranian territory and is unable to enter a third country, the embassy will not be able to provide assistance.
“It should be noted that the embassy will not be in a position to provide assistance once individuals exit Iranian territory and are unable to enter the third country concerned,” she said before referring to the emergency contact helplines for Indian states in Iran which include mobile numbers – +98 912 810 9115, +98 912 810 9102, +98 912 810 9109, +98 993 217. 9359 – and email: cons.tehran@mea.gov.in
Choosing Iran’s new supreme leader as the war rages
The new Indian warnings to its citizens in Iran come at a time when the situation in the country remains volatile despite the Islamic Republic’s acquisition of the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who was assassinated.
United States President Donald Trump, as expected, described Mojtaba’s elevation to the position of Iran’s new supreme leader as “unacceptable” and demanded Iran’s unconditional surrender.
With no de-escalation in the ongoing war in sight even with the appointment of Iran’s new supreme leader, Iran’s Defense Council said in a statement: “We will obey the supreme leader until the last drop of our blood.”
