Indian students in Tehran seek evacuation amid rising Iran-Israel tensions. The Indian students studying in Iran have appealed to the government for evacuation following Israeli airstrikes that targeted key military and nuclear sites in Iran, including areas near the capital.
There is an atmosphere of tension between Israel and Iran again. Israel fired missiles at Iran's nuclear sites, after which Iran retaliated by launching more than 150 missile attacks. Emergency has been declared in both the countries and aerospace has been closed. The lives of Indian students studying in Iran are also in danger. Indian students have appealed to the Indian government to evacuate them safely.
Students send a letter to the Indian govt
Indian students studying in Iran have sent a letter to the Indian government demanding arrangements for their return to the country. The problem is that emergency was declared here as soon as the war began. In such a situation, it has become difficult to evacuate Indian students from there.
No flight will be able to go out of Iran
As the aerospace has been closed, no flight will be able to go out of Iran. This has become a big problem for Indian students. All flights have been canceled.
Officials met the worried students
In view of the tense situation in Iran, the officials met the worried students and appealed to them to remain calm. They have been told which areas are safe at this time.
News coming on TV is frightening: Student
A large number of Indian students are studying MBBS from Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The students studying in Iran have become tense due to the outbreak of war here. Tabia Zahra from Kashmir, who is studying MBBS here, said that the kind of news coming on TV is frightening. There is peace where we are living, but who knows what will happen next. Student Alisha Rizvi has said that our demand from the Indian government is to make arrangements to send us to India as soon as possible.
There is no exact number of Indian students studying in Iran. However, it is being said that a large number of Indians are studying here. It will be a big challenge to get them all out in the middle of the war.
Prakash Kumar Pandey