Overview
- The Indian embassy in Tehran issued a fresh advisory urging students, pilgrims, businesspeople and tourists to depart using any available transport, including commercial flights.
- The Ministry of External Affairs renewed its do-not-travel guidance until further notice and asked nationals to keep documents ready, stay in contact with the mission, and register via the MEA portal or through family if internet access fails.
- Rights groups report roughly 2,500 or more deaths since late December, while internet blackouts, transport disruptions and flight cancellations hinder verification and complicate departures.
- The United States separately urged Americans to leave without waiting for government-assisted evacuation, highlighting open land routes to Turkey and Armenia and cautioning dual nationals about legal risks.
- Regional anxiety has intensified after President Donald Trump warned of "very strong action," with Reuters reporting precautionary posture changes at the US Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.