1800 Hyderabadi Students Stranded in Iran Parents Urge Government for Safe Evacuation

• 1800 Hyderabadi students stranded in Iran amid conflict fears
• Parents urge government for evacuation of Hyderabadi students in Iran
• Hyderabadi students in Iran seek safe return through green channel

Growing anxiety has gripped many families in Hyderabad as nearly 1800 students from the city remain stranded in Iran amid escalating tensions in the region. Most of these students had travelled to the country to pursue medical education and Islamic studies.

According to parents and community representatives, communication with the students has become extremely difficult due to a widespread communication blackout in Iran. The uncertainty surrounding their safety has left many families worried and seeking urgent intervention from the Indian government.

Among the stranded students, around 1200 are pursuing medical education while the remaining are enrolled in Islamic studies programmes. In addition to them, nearly 100 Indian pilgrims are also reported to be stranded in Mashhad, a city located about 750 kilometres east of Tehran.

Many students were earlier studying in Tehran but were moved to Qom as tensions intensified following the outbreak of war between Iran and the United States. Qom, located about 140 kilometres south of Tehran, has become a temporary refuge for several foreign students including many from Hyderabad.

However, concerns grew further after reports emerged that an attack linked to the ongoing conflict struck one of the buildings in Qom. Parents who managed to speak with their children later learned that the targeted structure belonged to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and was reportedly vacant at the time of the strike.

Syed Jaffer Hussain, editor of the Hyderabad based Urdu newspaper Sada e Hussaini, said he had spoken with his son Zia Hussain who is currently in Qom. He reassured