India, Jan. 16 -- As Iran grapples with protests for over two weeks now, India said on Friday that approximately 9,000 Indians are currently residing in the Islamic Republic and that the Ministry of External Affairs is committed to doing whatever is necessary for their well-being.

"Approximately 9,000 of our citizens are currently residing in Iran. The majority of them are students," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday as he addressed reporters in MEA's weekly media briefing.

He added that the ministry had issued two to three advisories over the past few days whereby it advised Indian citizens to not travel to Iran at this time, and Indian citizens residing in Iran to leave the country by whatever means available.

"We are k...