Srinagar, Feb. 25 -- Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah and National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday urged the students and other people of J&K studying and working in Iran to leave immediately and heed to the advice of the Government of India.

India asked all its citizens currently in Iran to leave the country by any available means of transport in a fresh advisory issued on Monday. The advisory came as the tensions between Iran and the USA escalated.

"I will urge the Kashmiri students in Iran not to ignore the directions from the government of India, because tomorrow it will become an issue for us. Today the situation is stable in Iran, airports are open and commercial flights are operating. My request...