New Delhi, Jan. 3 -- As violent protests continue to spread across Iran, the All India Medical Students Association (AIMSA) foreign student wing on Saturday appealed to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to intervene, saying nearly 3,000 Indian medical students are currently staying in the Middle Eastern country as unrest escalates across multiple cities.

In a letter addressed to Jaishankar, Mohammad Momin Khan, Vice President of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the All India Medical Students Association, expressed concern over the safety of Indian students amid a rapidly deteriorating security situation.

"On behalf of the All India Medical Students Association (AIMSA), I wish to draw your kind and urgent attention to the prevailing si...