Tehran, March 2 -- In a reprieve to students, including several from India, who remain stranded in Iran as tensions escalate in the West Asia region, Tehran has announced that foreign nationals studying in the country's educational institutes will be allowed to exit through its land borders, Tasnim News reported.

Further, the students will be allowed to appear for their term-end examinations and defend their doctoral thesis later, dates for which will be annonced later, the country's science ministry was cited as saying by Tasnim News

This comes amidst universities and public institutions temporarily shut in iran and its airspace closed to international flights

Indian authorities have issued repeated advisories urging its students to l...