India, June 19 -- The Indian government under 'Operation Sindhu' facilitated the return of 110 students from Iran, amid the country's conflict with Israel on Thursday. After being evacuated from the war-torn region, students recalled the fear and destruction that they witnessed.

"We saw missiles in the sky and heard bombs in our neighbourhood. We were petrified," MBBS student Mir Khalif told PTI after arriving at Delhi airport on Thursday.

Mir Khalif described the experience in Iran as a nightmare and thanked the Indian government for bringing them back home.

"We saw missiles and heard bombings. It was a war zone. Our building shook during the attacks. I hope no student has to face what we did," he said.

"There are students still stuc...