Key Points
NEW DELHI: India on Friday asked its nationals to be vigilant while travelling to Iran and Israel, a modification of its April 12 advisory that urged people not to visit the two countries.S)..
New Delhi continues to closely monitor the situation in West Asia and has noted that Iran and Israel have opened their airspace for several days now, external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said..
We advise Indian nationals to remain vigilant while travelling to these countries and be in touch with the Indian Embassy, Jaiswal said in response to a media query on the travel advisory for Iran and Israel..
The advisory was issued on April 12, when tensions between Iran and Israel were at a high following an Israeli air strike on a building in the Iranian embassy complex in the Syrian capital of Damascus on April 1. ..
The April 12 advisory, issued before Iran carried out its retaliatory strikes on Israel, pointed to the prevailing tensions and urged all Indians not to travel to Iran or Israel till further notice..
