Overview
- The International Organization for Migration recorded over 233,900 returns from Iran between June 1 and 28 with daily deportations nearing 30,000
- A surge of 131,912 returns during June 21–28 reflects accelerated removals as Tehran’s July 6 deadline approaches
- Since January, nearly 691,049 Afghans have come back from Iran with around 70 percent forcibly sent home
- On high-volume days at the Islam Qala border, assistance reached as few as three percent of undocumented returnees
- Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has urged Iran to establish a coordinated mechanism for gradual repatriations