Israel–Iran war: MEA sets up control room for Indian citizens

The Ministry of External Affairs has set up a 24x7 control room for Indian citizens in view of the ongoing military confrontation between Israel and Iran. New Delhi has already started evacuating its citizens from Iran through the Armenian border.

 

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)

situationroom@mea.gov.in

 

The Embassy of India in Tehran has also set up a 24x7 emergency helpline. The contact details are:

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

cons.tehran@mea.gov.in

 

Israel and Iran continued to trade heavy barrage of missiles on the fourth day, with US President Donald trump calling for immediate evacuation of Tehran.

The conflict began on Friday when Israel launched an all-out attack on Iran's nuclear, missile and military complexes. The strikes left key military commanders and nuclear scientists dead. Iran retaliated by launching waves of drones and ballistic missiles at Israel.

So far, 24 people have been killed in Israel and more than 500 injured. On the Iran’s side, at least 200 people lost their lives.

The back-and-forth has raised concerns about all-out war between the countries and propelled the region, already on edge, into even greater upheaval.

India