All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi has urged India’s External Affairs Minister to intervene urgently and help evacuate a Hyderabad woman student who is reportedly stuck in Iran amid escalating unrest and safety concerns. (The Siasat Daily)
The student, identified as Ayman Fatima, is studying at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran and has been unable to contact her family, according to her father’s plea shared on social media platform X. Owaisi highlighted that her passport is currently held by the university authorities, and her father is in the UAE seeking help for her safe return. (The Siasat Daily)
In a post on X, Owaisi directly tagged External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, requesting immediate attention to the situation and urging that intervention be made “at the earliest.” The Hyderabad MP said the situation in Iran has grown increasingly uncertain, prompting urgent action to support the student and others facing similar risks. (The Siasat Daily)
India’s Embassy in Tehran has recently issued advisory notices asking all Indian nationals in the country — including students, business travellers and tourists — to depart by available means and avoid travel to Iran amid a volatile environment marked by widespread protests and rising tensions. More than 10,000 Indians are estimated to be living in Iran currently. (The Siasat Daily)
With communications challenges and safety concerns mounting, political leaders are pressing the Indian government for swift diplomatic and logistical support to ensure the wellbeing of Indian citizens abroad. (The Week)
