The Nepal Weekly 
June 26, 2025
Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba has said that the government is working with high priority to ensure the safety and possible evacuation of Nepali nationals currently residing in Israel and Iran, amid Israel-Iran war.
Responding to questions raised by Lawmakers during Monday’s House of Representatives meeting under the Appropriation Bill discussion, Deuba said that the ministry had already issued a travel advisory on June 15, urging Nepalis in both countries to adopt precautions.
“We have asked all Nepalis in Israel and Iran to maintain contact with our embassies and stay vigilant,” she added. The foreign minister informed MPs that Nepali ambassadors in both countries have been instructed to coordinate closely for citizen safety. “An online portal launched on June 17 for registering details of Nepalis abroad has already recorded 885 entries, and the number continues to rise,” Deuba updated the lawmakers.
Deuba said that on June 18, with air routes closed in the region, Nepal’s embassies in the Gulf were directed to assist Nepalis willing to move to safer areas or neighbouring countries, including through the provision of online visa facilitation. Deuba also informed the House that the government has requested India to help repatriate 16 Nepalis currently in Iran. Of them, 11 are already in the process of returning home with the help of the Indian Embassy in Tehran, while the remaining five are in detention due to immigration problems. Nepal’s mission in Doha is coordinating efforts for their release and return.
On broader diplomatic fronts, Minister Deuba said that Nepal continues high-level bilateral dialogues with both the neighbours to resolve longstanding border issues. “Efforts to resolve the boundary issues with both neighbours are underway through established high-level mechanisms,” she told the House, stating that after a two-year gap, dialogue had recently resumed.
