NEW DELHI: Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Thursday welcomed the first group of 110 Indian nationals evacuated from Iran amid the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict.

The evacuees, including students from Urmia, arrived in Delhi under the Government of India's Operation Sindhu and expressed gratitude for the swift rescue efforts.

An evacuated student said that the Indian authorities did a good job and that all students were evacuated. He added that the situation in Iran, especially in Tehran, is worsening daily.

"The situation over there is worsening day by day... The situation is particularly very bad in Tehran. Indian students are all being evacuated from there. We are from Urmia University. Indian authorities are doing a good job. All students are being evacuated and taken to a safe place," the student told reporters.

"We were evacuated from our University and taken to Armenia, after which we were taken to Qatar. From Qatar, we reached India," he added.