Overview
- The Indian Embassy in Tehran issued a fresh advisory urging all nationals, including students and pilgrims, to depart using available transport and to contact consular helplines with travel documents ready.
- Estimates from news wires indicate a little over 10,000 Indians are in Iran, with parents of students—especially from Jammu and Kashmir—publicly appealing for government-facilitated returns.
- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi sought urgent help for Hyderabad student Ayman Fatima and highlighted reports of internet outages, financial constraints for students, and allegations that some universities are withholding passports.
- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said EAM S. Jaishankar shared plans and assured steps to protect J&K students, as PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti also called for swift intervention.
- The J&K Students Association reported many students have self-booked tickets and said initial returns are expected pending Iranian clearances and flight availability, even as connectivity and logistical hurdles persist.