Indian politician Asaduddin Owaisiraised an urgent appeal to the country’s External Affairs Minister, Dr S Jaishankar, to help evacuate an Indian student stranded in Tehran, Iran, amid the ongoing mass protests in the nation.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen’s (AIMIM) president urged the Government of India to intervene as swiftly as possible after a man named Mohammed Abulhasan called on Indian officials to take note of the issue, requesting evacuation for Indian studentsstuck in Iran.
Hyderabad student stuck in Iran: What Owaisi tweeted
Taking to his official X account on Wednesday evening, the AIMIM leader wrote online, “Sir @DrSJaishankar request your urgent attention to evacuate this Indian student (Ayman Fatima) stranded in Tehran, Iran.” He further reported that the student originally hailed from Noorkhan Bazar in Darulshifa in Hyderabad, and was currently enrolled in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.
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Additionally, Owaisi pointed out that Fatima’s passport was with the Iranian university authorities. Meanwhile, her family has had no contact with her recently. As per the Indian politician’s claims, the Indian student’s father was presently in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Revealing the stranded student’s contact number and location coordinates in his tweet, he added, “Kindly intervene at the earliest.” In a follow-up response, Owaisi even ended up mentioning her passport number.
Sir @DrSJaishankar request your urgent attention to evacuate this Indian student (Ayman Fatima) stranded in Tehran, Iran. Her passport is with the university authorities, there’s been no contact with her family and her father is in the UAE presently. Kindly intervene at the… https://t.co/M0BLXCKYlF
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) January 14, 2026 Owaisi’s post, in turn, was a direct response to a user named Mohammed Abulhasan’s plea on X. Writing early January 13, the man claiming to be the Hyderabadi student’s father urged Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Owaisi and EAM Jaishankar “to evacuate the children before the situation worsens.”
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Owaisi’s public call to action was raised hot on the heels of the Indian Government issuing an advisory for Indian nationals regarding travel to Iran. On January 14, an official Ministry of External Affairs press release advised Indian citizens to avoid travel to the country until further notice. The firm declaration was rolled out in light of the ongoing developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Mass protests against the current Iranian regime commenced late December. Since then, the country’s government has employed a brutal crackdown of the demonstrations, even pushing for an internet blackout.
As per the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) heavily cited by news outlets like CNN, Reuters and more, at least 2,400 protesters have been killed since last month.
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Consequently, top carrier Air India also announced that its flights in the Iranian region would be rerouted due to the “emerging situation” in the country. In light of the concerning developments, a closure of the Iranian airspace was enforced.
Alerting that flights that can’t be rerouted will be cancelled, the Indian airlines said in a formal statement, “Air India flights overflying the region are now using an alternative routing, which may lead to delays.” |
