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New Delhi: India is making preparations to facilitate the return of its nationals from Iran who wish to travel back, sources said on Wednesday, as protests continue in several Iranian cities and concerns grow over regional escalation. According to sources, the Ministry of External Affairs is assessing options to assist Indian citizens in Iran in view of the evolving security situation.

No formal evacuation announcement has been made so far, and while an Indian student leader had suggested that the embassy organised a charter flight for students for Friday morning, sources on Thursday evening said no evacuation flights have been scheduled yet.

While the government is making preparations to facilitate Indians’ return from Iran, it has not organised any flights, the sources said, noting the evolving situation in the West Asian nation.

The preparations come against a backdrop of a warning from the Indian mission in Tehran urging nationals to leave Iran “at the earliest” and to use all available means of transport to depart the country.

The embassy advisory, dated January 14, reiterated earlier guidance issued on January 5, which had........

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