Irans Bold Move: Why Land Borders Opened For Indian Evacuation Amid Conflict? Know How Many Students Stranded

Iran has agreed to India’s request to allow protected evacuation of just about 10,000 Indian scholars caught between mounting Israeli airstrikes, and equipped land border crossings into Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan after the Iranian airspace has been close down, officers stated on Monday.

The Indian Embassy in Tehran is intently monitoring the safety scenario and liaising with scholars to stay them protected. “In some cases, students are being relocated with Embassy facilitation to safer places within Iran. Other feasible options are under examination,” the embassy stated on Sunday. India is now mulling over a mass evacuation effort for its electorate.

The scenario heightened after an assault just about the lads’ hostel for international scholars at Tehran University of Medical Sciences on Sunday night time, the place two Indian Kashmiri scholars have been injured. They are in solid situation and feature been shifted to Ramsar for his or her protection, college officers stated.

Students voiced higher terror because the warfare intensifies. Imtisal Mohidin, a 22-year-old MBBS pupil from Jammu and Kashmir pursuing his research at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, shared with ANI, “We haven’t slept in three days. I woke up to loud explosions at 2:30 am on Friday and rushed to the basement. One blast was just 5 km away.” More than 350 Indian scholars are finding out on the college.

Reacting to this, the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) requested External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to hurry up evacuations. JKPCC president Tariq Hameed Karra tweeted on X, “Urgent action needed by @DrSJaishankar to evacuate J&K students studying in Iran amid escalating tensions. Prioritise their safety.” 

PDP chief Iltija Mufti posted on X, “For Kashmiri students stranded in Iran, please leave a WhatsApp message or call on these Indian Embassy (@India_in_Iran) numbers +98 9128109115 and +98 9128109109. In case you can’t get through, please tag us (@jkpdp, @YouthJKPDP) on your tweets.”

For Kashmiri scholars stranded in Iran please depart a WhatsApp message or name in this Indian Embassy @India_in_Iran quantity -

+98 9128109115 & +98 9128109109.

In case you’ll’t get thru please tag us to your tweets @jkpdp @YouthJKPDP.
— Iltija Mufti (@IltijaMufti_) June 14, 2025

Scores of Jammu and Kashmir scholars, who’re most commonly in the hunt for clinical levels, are stranded at more than a few Iranian universities because the Israel-Iran warfare, which has observed “Operation Rising Lion” by means of Israel and “Operation True Promise III” by means of Iran, rages on. Updates at the evacuation plan are pending.