India to help evacuate stranded Nepali and Sri Lankan nationals in Iran

Tehran/New Delhi, June 21 -- India is to help evacuate Nepali and Sri Lankan nationals stranded in Iran, amid the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, following requests from Kathmandu and Colombo.

The Indian Embassy in Tehran said in a post on X, asking Nepali and Sri Lankan nationals in Iran to establish contact.

"On request of the governments of Nepal and Sri Lanka, the Indian Embassy's evacuation efforts in Iran will also cover citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka. The citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka may urgently reach out to the embassy, either on the Telegram channel or over the emergency contact numbers. [phone]; [phone]; [phone]."

The Nepalese Ambassador to India Shankar P Sharma said in a post on X:

"On the request of the...