Nearly 1,000 Indians are still in Iran amidst the ongoing conflict in West Asia while 23,000 school students based in Gulf region could not appear in the CBSE final examinations due to the turmoil.
This was conveyed by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs at a meeting held in New Delhi on Wednesday (March 18, 2026).
"Well, there are about 1,000 still in Iran, but not all of them necessarily wish to leave," chairman of the panel Shashi Tharoor told reporters here after the meeting.
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The Congress leader said Class 10 and Class 12 students based in Gulf region have not been able to write their ongoing CBSE final examinations.
