It added that “from this date, Indian nationals with ordinary passports will be required to obtain a visa to enter or transit through Iran.”

xIran has suspended its visa-on-arrival facility for Indian nationals from November 22 to prevent its misuse by criminal elements who lure Indians to Iran with false job offers and then kidnap them for ransom, the Government of India said in a late-evening advisory. It added that “from this date, Indian nationals with ordinary passports will be required to obtain a visa to enter or transit through Iran.” The advisory stated, “The attention of the Government has been drawn to several incidents of Indian nationals being lured to Iran on false promises of employment or with assurances of onward transit to third countries. These individuals were tricked

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