India, March 3 -- Two MBBS students from Haryana's Nuh are stranded in Iran's Arak city amid escalating tensions in West Asia following an attack on the country by the US and Israel, their families have claimed.

Ziya Ur Rehman (25) from Rai Puri and Fahed Khan (22) from Bisru villages travelled to Iran in 2023 to pursue an MBBS at Arak University. With tensions rising, their parents and relatives say they are anxious, though both students have indicated that the situation in Arak remains stable for now.

Shamsuddin (57), Rehman's father, a government teacher, said he remains in regular contact with his son. "I spoke to him on Monday afternoon. We are connecting with him once every day to take an update of the situation there. Though he t...