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NEW DELHI: The ministry of outer affairs connected Friday said that India has asked for consular entree of 10 Indian nationals taken into custody successful Iran."Ten radical person been taken into custody. We person asked for consular entree for Indian nationals successful Iran custody," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
Weekly Media Briefing by the Official Spokesperson (January 16, 2026)
On the Iran unrest which has near thousands dead, MEA said: "The outer affairs curate did person a speech with the Iranian overseas minister. The Iranian overseas curate shared with him the developments that person happened successful the caller past."It came aft reports of 16 Indian unit members of the vas MT Valiant Roar being taken into custody by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), pursuing which the household of Third Engineer Ketan Mehta appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and assistance rescue their son. The MT Valiant Roar was intercepted by the IRGC connected December 8, 2025, successful planetary waters adjacent the UAE’s Dibba Port. Iranian authorities person accused the vas of smuggling 6,000 metric tonnes of fuel.
