New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- Iran hinted that security forces would crack down on protesters, directly defying US President Donald Trump's pledge to support those peacefully demonstrating. The death toll climbed to at least 62, with at least 2,300 arrests during the protests, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.

Amid a surge of protests in Iran over inflation and currency devaluation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday that India is closely monitoring the situation. "We are closely following the developments in Iran. As you would have seen, we have also issued an advisory. We have some 10,000 Indian nationals and people of Indian origin in that country," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.

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