1,800 Hyderabadi Students Remain Stranded in Iran

Parents of 1,800 Hyderabad-based youth studying medicine and Islamic studies in Iran are anxious about their wellbeing in the wake of a total communication blackout in the country. 

After the outbreak of war between Iran and the US, the students moved to safety in the city of Qom, 140 km south of Tehran. 

However, their evacuation from Iran remains a major challenge for the Indian government.

The anxiety of parents increased after US-Israel attacks hit



one of the buildings in Qom. 

Some parents who managed to speak to their children were told that the target was a vacant building of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

“There are a lot of students from Hyderabad and India there (in Qom). I spoke to my son Zia Hussain and they are safe. Even in the building that was targeted, no one was present.

I urge parents not to panic,” said a visibly shaken Syed Jaffer Hussain, editor of the city-based Urdu paper.