Crisis grips Iran as US-Israeli onslaughts intensify post the supreme leader’s demise, leaving Indian students in perilous limbo. Yet, in a game-changing disclosure, Mumbai’s Iranian Consul General Saeed Reza Motalagh has greenlit their exit via land—no special permissions in sight.
Detailed to IANS, Motalagh outlined the India-Iran pact: ‘Students can walk to borders with neighbors like Afghanistan and Turkmenistan using just their passports. No checkpoints, no hurdles.’ Air routes? Sealed tight under wartime protocols.
Tailored for the student cohort—predominantly medics—Iranian logistics ensure safe passage from volatile urban centers. This comes against a backdrop of soaring fatalities exceeding 500, punctuated by Monday’s Tehran detonations and Sanandaj missile deluges on civilian zones.
Iran’s counterstrikes on US assets abroad fuel the fire, as global eyes watch. Domestically, MP KC Venugopal’s X post amplified calls for PM Modi’s intervention, spotlighting expatriate dread in the Middle East hotspot.
New Delhi’s response is multifaceted: embassy hotlines buzzing, convoys readying. Students, huddle with peers, secure documents, and await cues. Motalagh’s words cut through the fog of war, heralding a pragmatic rescue amid unrelenting strife, poised to ferry the young back to safety.