India has evacuated 604 nationals from Israel under Operation Sindhu via Jordan and Egypt. The first batch of 161 evacuees is set to arrive in New Delhi on June 24 at 1:19 AM IST, according to the Indian Embassy in Israel.
Iran reportedly launched multiple missiles targeting US military installations in Qatar and Iraq, including Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar--the largest US military installation in the region.
Amid rising tensions in the Middle East due to continued military action by Israel and Iran, experts have said that any closure of the Strait of Hormuz will hit global oil trade.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Operation Sindhu to bring back Indians from conflict-affected Iran and Israel.
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MP Supriya Sule on Sunday called for de-escalation and peace amid the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel.
Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck command centres and assets in Tehran tasked with holding the Iranian regime's grip on power, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday.
The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) said that Israel Air Force Jets recently attacked Hezbollah terrorist organisation military sites containing rocket and missile launchers, as well as weapons depots north of Litani in Lebanon.
Israeli Air Force jets struck key IRGC and Internal Security Force command centers in Tehran, targeting the Basij headquarters and Alborz Corps. The IDF said the strikes aimed to weaken Iran's military and regime control capabilities amid rising regional tensions.
Former Crown Prince of Iran, Raza Pahlavi, has sought a "regime change" in Tehran, saying the current "regime is defeated, teetering on the edge of collapse, and must not be allowed to continue" and that "time has come to end this ruin and begin a new era for Iran.
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