Iranian couple stranded in Kodagu due to war

Madikeri: A couple from Iran, now staying in Kodagu, are unable to return to their motherland due to war in West Asia. They are unable to book flights back following the Iran-US, Israel war. A woman who is a native of Kodagu and her Iranian husband who were on an annual visit to Kodagu hope that they can fly back before their visas expire.Naveen, a native of Murnad in Kodagu, met Iranian national Nadher over four decades ago when the former was working for a private company in Bengaluru. The couple married and settled in Bojnurd city in Iran. The couple has two children; one of them is a civil engineer and the other is an architect.Naveen and Nadher own an orchard in Iran and sell exotic fruits including almonds, apricots, pistachios and other berries. They said they annually visit Naveen's house in Murnad in Kodagu during Dec and this year also they arrived in Dec. While the couple had booked their return tickets from Bengaluru for March 16, the flight was cancelled due to the war.The duo later booked a flight that was scheduled to take off on April 15, but they confirmed that this flight too has been cancelled. Following these developments, the couple is stranded in Kodagu.The couple shared that they are unable to contact their children due to the internet shutdown in Iran and they fear legal issues as their visas will expire in May and hope to find a return flight to Iran before this.