With Coronavirus threatening Iran, 58 Indians who were in the petrol-rich country were successfully brought to India by the Indian Air Force on Tuesday.
Iran which has approximately 7000 coronavirus cases has lost 237 of its citizens to the virus. There are around 2000 Indians living in Iran. A first batch of them comprising of 58 Pilgrims were brought to India safely in a C-17 Globemaster Military Aircraft. The aircraft landed in Hindon, Ghaziabad and they were taken to medical facility.
Adding more detail to this mission, Dr.S.Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India said via Twitter – “First batch of 58 Indian pilgrims being brought back from #Iran. IAF C-17 taken off from Tehran and expected to land soon in Hindon.”
“Thanks to the efforts of our Embassy @India_in_Iran and Indian medical team there, operating under challenging conditions. Thank you @IAF_MCC. Appreciate cooperation of Iranian authorities. We are working on the return of other Indians stranded there.”