Indian embassy in Iran advises nationals to stay indoors for 48 hours as Trump's Hormuz deadline looms
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Smoke rises from the site of a US-Israeli strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on April 7, 2026. Photograph: (AFP)
There are approximately 8,000 Indians currently in Iran. The embassy in Tehran has already facilitated the movement of 1,862 Indian nationals out of Iran to Armenia and Azerbaijan for onward travel to India, including 935 Indian students and 472 Indian fishermen.
The Indian embassy in Iran on Tuesday (April 7) advised Indian nationals still living in the Islamic Republic to stay where they are for the next 48 hours and remain indoors, as the countdown to US President Donald Trump's deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz draws near. Trump further escalated his rhetoric against Tehran on Tuesday, threatening to erase an entire civilisation if US demands are not met, writing on Truth Social, "A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again," while simultaneously mounting pressure for a deal, saying "something revolutionarily wonderful can happen."
In the advisory, the embassy said, "Indian nationals who are still in Iran must stay where they are for the next 48 hours, avoiding all electric and military installations and upper floors of multi-storey buildings, remaining indoors, and coordinating any highway movement strictly with the embassy."
Those staying in embassy-arranged hotels have been advised to remain indoors and stay in regular contact with on-site embassy teams, the mission said. It also urged all Indian nationals to closely monitor official updates.
The embassy added that emergency helplines — +989128109115, +989128109109, +989128109102 and +989932179359 will remain operational.
There are approximately 8,000 Indians currently in Iran. The embassy in Tehran has already facilitated the movement of 1,862 Indian nationals out of Iran to Armenia and Azerbaijan for onward travel to India, including 935 Indian students and 472 Indian fishermen.
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The advisory came as Trump, in an interview with Fox News, confirmed that "8 PM is happening," signalling he is sticking to his deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He added that the US is ready to carry out "heavy strikes" if no breakthrough with Tehran is achieved.
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