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India on Tuesday issued an urgent advisory asking its nationals in Iran to remain indoors and avoid movement for the next 48 hours, as tensions in West Asia escalate following a US ultimatum to Tehran. The Indian Embassy in Iran urged citizens to stay where they are and avoid sensitive locations, including military and power infrastructure, amid fears of possible strikes.“In continuation of previous advisories, Indian nationals who are still in Iran must stay where they are for the next 48 hours, avoiding all electric, military installations and upper floors of multi-storey buildings, remaining indoors and coordinating any highway movement strictly with the embassy,” the mission said.“Those in embassy-hired hotels should stay put indoors while
maintaining regular contact with on-site embassy teams. All are requested to monitor official updates closely,” it added.
The advisory came hours after US President Donald Trump warned of severe consequences if Iran does not meet Washington’s deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.Trump said a “whole civilisation will die tonight” if Iran fails to comply with the 8 p.m. Eastern Time deadline, which corresponds to early Wednesday morning in India.The Indian embassy said its emergency contact numbers remain operational and urged citizens to stay in touch with officials for updates and assistance. According to official figures, around 9,000 Indians, including a large number of students, were in Iran when the conflict began following strikes on Iranian targets by Israel and the United States on February 28.Since then, nearly 1,800 Indians have returned home, while thousands remain in the country amid growing uncertainty.India has issued multiple advisories in recent weeks as the security situation in Iran continues to deteriorate, with authorities closely monitoring developments and coordinating with citizens on the ground.Trump has warned that a "whole civilisation will die tonight" but said Iran still has time to capitulate ahead of a deadline set for 8 p.m. in Washington. The US President issued the stark threat Tuesday, about 12 hours ahead of his deadline for Iran to agree to a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz or face punishing strikes.
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Iran rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and said it wants a permanent end to the war as Trump's ultimatum to make a deal ticked closer with an expanded threat of strikes against the Islamic Republic to include all power plants and bridges.Meanwhile, US Vice President JD Vance says he's confident Iran will respond to US demands by evening deadline. "I hope they're smart," he said. Speaking during a news conference in Hungary's capital Budapest, Vance said the United States had already defeated Iran's militarily and that Iran was now "trying to exact as much economic pain on the world as possible" by keeping the Straight of Hormuz closed.The US, he said, "has the ability to extract much greater economic cost on Iran than Iran has an ability to extract cost on us or on our friends in the world"."We feel confident that we can get a response, whether it is positive or negative, by 8 o'clock tonight," he said referring to the 8 p.m. ET deadline set by President Trump.Meanwhile, the US hit military targets on the island, the official said Tuesday, hours ahead of a deadline Trump set for Iran to capitulate to his demands or face a major attack. The US had earlier in the war struck several targets on the island, including air defences, a radar site, an airport and a hovercraft base, according to satellite analysis by the Institute for the Study of War and American Enterprise Institute's Critical Threats Project. Earlier Tuesday, the semiofficial Mehr news agency put out a report saying there had been several explosions on Kharg Island, without elaborating, reports AP.
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