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India is intimately pursuing the developments successful Iran, the Ministry of External Affairs said connected Friday (January 9, 2026), amid a question of protests successful that state implicit ostentation and currency devaluation.
On January 5, New Delhi had urged Indian nationals to debar non-essential question to Iran and besides advised Indian citizens successful Iran to workout owed caution and debar travelling to areas witnessing protests oregon demonstrations.
During his play media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was asked astir the concern successful Iran.
"We are intimately pursuing the developments successful Iran. As you would person seen, we person besides issued an advisory. We person immoderate 10,000 Indian nationals and radical of Indian root successful that country," Mr. Jaiswal said.
The protests against worsening economical conditions began successful Tehran astir 2 weeks ago.
A ample fig of Iranian provinces person witnessed the protests, successful which galore radical person been killed.
The protests were triggered by a crisp autumn successful the worth of the Iranian currency, rial, against the US dollar.
Mr. Jaiswal was besides asked to remark connected the reported detention of galore Indian unit members, among others, connected committee a tanker by Iranian authorities past December, and besides connected immoderate consular access.
The Iranian authorities seized the tanker for alleged usurpation of immoderate norms, assorted media outlets reported.
"Yes, we person sought consular access... We recognize that 10 of them person been detained. Our embassy is successful interaction with the Iranian authorities connected this matter, and we person besides sought consular entree truthful that we tin inquire astir their well-being and besides connection immoderate assistance required from our side," Mr. Jaiswal said.
