Kathmandu, June 21 -- The Indian government has shown readiness to evacuate Nepali nationals stranded in Iran, following a request by the government of Nepal amidst the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict.

The Indian government showed readiness upon a request from Nepal's Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba.

She requested the Indian government, through Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava, to include 16 Nepali nationals currently in Iran during the evacuation of India's citizens from Iran.

"There are a small number of Nepali nationals in Iran. I requested the Indian government to help evacuate our people while evacuating their own citizens," said Deuba. "We are awaiting their support."

To facilitate the evacuation, Minister Deuba also i...