Kathmandu/New Delhi, June 21 -- India is to help evacuate Nepalese nationals stranded in Iran, amid the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, following a request from Kathmandu.

The Nepalese Ambassador to India Shankar P Sharma said in a post on X:

"On the request of the Government of Nepal, the Indian Embassy's evacuation efforts in Iran will also cover Citizens of Nepal. We sincerely appreciate the Indian Embassy in Iran (@India_in_Iran) for your support."

Nepal's Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba requested the Indian government for help, 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 I...