The long-running tensions between Iran and Israel escalated into full-scale war earlier this year after Israeli strikes targeted Iranian military sites, prompting retaliatory missile attacks from Tehran. The conflict has since intensified, with cities like Tehran and Qom facing aerial bombardment and mounting civilian casualties. As the U.S. signalled deeper involvement, fears of a wider regional war grew. Amid the chaos, over 1,300 Kashmiri students studying in Iran found themselves trapped in increasingly dangerous conditions, prompting urgent appeals for evacuation from both the students and their anxious families back home.