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Amman, Jordan. Three BU students safely departed Jordan, where they were studying abroad, earlier this week amid an ongoing bombing campaign by U.S.-Israeli forces against Iran. (COURTESY OF SEHER ARORA)

‘The worst thing I’ve ever had to go through’: BU students studying abroad in Jordan evacuate amid bombing campaigns across Middle East

By Emma Clement and Jack Schwed March 7, 2026
Boston University junior Seher Arora spent just two months in Amman, Jordan, but said it felt like home. She had an apartment, made friends, figured out a routine and was building a life for herself.  But when the United States and Israel launched a joint bombing campaign against Iran last weekend, and Iran retaliated by firing missiles and drones at neighboring countries in the Middle East, Arora’s dream suddenly came crashing down.
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