US Edition‘Terrified’: Indian Students in Iran Urge Evacuation as Tensions with Israel Escalate
- Indian medical students in Tehran are enduring escalating violence as Israeli strikes intensify and blasts occurred near their hostels on June 17, 2025.
- The conflict escalated after Israel launched Operation Rising Lion earlier in the week, targeting Iranian infrastructure and military leadership, while Iran responded with airstrikes.
- Students report sleepless nights, taking shelter in basements, suspended classes, disrupted internet, and widespread fear spreading to quieter cities like Kerman.
- Indian officials stationed in Tehran are closely tracking developments, facilitating the transfer of students to more secure locations, advising them to remain indoors, and providing continuous support through helplines and digital communication channels.
- India is working closely with Iranian officials, who have opened land crossings for evacuation, as students and families urgently appeal to Indian authorities to organize a safe evacuation before conditions deteriorate further.
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There are about 10,000 Indian citizens in Iran, out of which about 1,500 to 2,000 are students and 6,000 people have been living and working there for a long time. Apart from these, Indian sailors and other people associated with the shipping sector are also present in Iran. At the same time, about 22,500 Indians were successfully brought to India from Ukraine between February and March 2022.
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Are Indian students in Iran safe as conflict with Israel escalates?
As the Israel-Iran conflict escalates, over 6,000 Indian students in Iran, primarily enrolled in medical universities, are desperately seeking safe evacuation. While the Indian Embassy is now relocating them to safer areas, students described being jolted awake by explosions and feared for their lives. Many students are urging the Indian government to arrange their immediate return home before the situation deteriorates further
'Haven't slept in 3 nights,' Indian students in Iran urge evacuation amid Israeli strikes
With blasts reported just a few kilometres from student hostels and apartments, fear is mounting -- and so is the plea to the Government of India: evacuate us before it's too late.
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