New Delhi, April 7 -- Over 1,700 Indian nationals have left Iran via Armenia and Azerbaijan since the start of the West Asia conflict, officials said on Monday. Indian nationals wishing to leave Iran have had to make their way to Armenia and Azerbaijan via land border crossings as Iranian airspace has been closed since the start of hostilities on February 28 due to military strikes on Iran by Israel and the US. A total of 1,777 Indian nationals, including 895 students and 345 fishermen, have crossed over from Iran to Armenia and Azerbaijan, external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told a media briefing. "Our embassy in Tehran has so far facilitated the movement of 1,777 Indian nationals in Iran to Armenia and Azerbaijan, from where they have been flying back home," he said. A total of 1,545 Indians crossed to Armenia while 234 travelled to Azerbaijan. The fishermen, employed by various Iranian companies, flew to India from Armenia on March 4 and arrived in Chennai, Jaiswal said. The Indian embassy in Tehran also facilitated movement of one Bangladeshi and one Sri Lankan national. There were about 9,000 Indians, mostly students, in Iran when the conflict began....