Amid widespread anti-government protests in Iran, thousands of deaths and US military threat, India has prepared for a large-scale evacuation operation for the safe return of its citizens. Late night, the first batch of Indian citizens were brought from Tehran to Delhi by a special flight. During this time, family members from Amroha, Sambhal and Bijnor had come to receive him at Indira Gandhi Airport.
A traveler returning from Iran said that our family had gone to Tehran for pilgrimage, miscreants are creating havoc there but we have no fear. It is not the Iranians who are creating any ruckus there but it is the outsiders who are creating such ruckus. He said that we have talked to the people, all of them are safe, thanks to the government which rescued the people trapped there. Full assistance is being provided to Indians at the embassy.
#WATCH | Delhi | An Indian national who returned from Iran says, “The conditions are bad there. The Government of India is cooperating a lot, and the Embassy provided us with information on leaving Iran as early as possible…'Modi ji hai toh har cheez mumkin hai'…” pic.twitter.com/q1rEOYFWa4
— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2026
Passengers told that at present the atmosphere in Iran is calm. But the protest was happening exactly as it was shown in the media. There are two parties, one is the protesting party of Reza Pelvi and the other is the party of Khamenei. He told that protests are taking place in large numbers, arson is taking place, vehicles are being burnt.
#WATCH | Delhi | An Indian national who returned from Iran says, “The situation is normal there and we returned home safely. There was a network issue in Iran…I went there for work purposes” pic.twitter.com/eDUScvlkSu
— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2026
He said that efforts are being made on a large scale to worsen the situation as much as possible. Internet service is completely closed. It is heard that internet service will be fully operational in two to three days, during this time ISD calls were also completely stopped.
The passengers said that we thank the government, they made a lot of efforts to bring us back. There is an atmosphere of panic there right now. At the same time, a passenger said that the environment there is not very bad but it is the media which is showing it more. We had already booked a return flight for today. We spoke to the Indian Embassy there. Had also informed his family. There is no atmosphere of fear.
#WATCH | Delhi | “My wife's aunt went to Iran on a pilgrimage…Iran has always been a good friend of India and we were very confident in the Modi government, which continuously supported…We thank the government of India for making this possible. We are very happy as our family. pic.twitter.com/RC3yvFr7Eu
— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2026
