HIGHLIGHTS IAF aircraft brings back 58 Indians from Iran The Indians were stranded there due to the coronavirus outbreak The IAF plane left for Iran on Monday night The Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster with its crew before it left India for Iran on Monday night (Photo: Twitter/IAF) A military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) brought back 58 Indians from coronavirus-hit Iran on Tuesday, official said. The aircraft, a C-17 Globemaster, was sent to Tehran on Monday evening. About 2,000 Indians are living in Iran, a country that has witnessed increasing numbers of coronavirus cases in the last few days. " The IAF aircraft has landed. Mission completed. On to the next," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted. In an earlier tweet, he said, "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 medi...
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