New Delhi: A day after announcing efforts to repatriate citizens stuck in violence-hit Iran, the Government of India on Friday said that the officials are closely watching the fast-developing situation in the foreign nation. The Ministry of External Affairs assured that it will take all necessary measures for the welfare of Indians. Addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Friday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that around 9,000 Indian nationals, including students, businesspeople, professionals, pilgrims, and seafarers, are residing in Iran amid the unrest.