Claim

Nine million Indians live in the Gulf countries, and these countries were the most affected by Iran's attacks.

“उदाहरण के लिए खाड़ी देशों में भारत के 90 लाख लोग रहते हैं। और यह देश ईरान के हमलों से सबसे ज्यादा प्रभावित हुए।”

Rationale

Both elements check out. India's Ministry of External Affairs puts the Indian community in the GCC/Gulf countries at about 9.49 million (94,94,835), so '90 lakh' (nine million) is an accurate round figure. And Iran's June 2025 retaliatory strike was launched at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, with the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Iraq closing airspace, so the Gulf states were indeed the region most directly affected by Iran's attacks. The strike itself was largely intercepted with no casualties, but the anchor's framing about population and the Gulf bearing the brunt of the attack is factually sound.

Evidence

• https://www.wam.ae/en/article/b4dfcy1-gcc-countries-host-nine-million-indians Reports GCC/Gulf countries host roughly nine million Indians; India's MEA figure is 94,94,835 (~9.5 million), consistent with the '90 lakh' claim. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.theweek.in/news/middle-east/2025/09/06/how-many-indians-live-in-gulf-arab-countries-new-report-sheds-light-on-migrant-numbers-for-better-policy-making.html Confirms Indian community in GCC states stands at about 9.5 million per Indian government data as of early 2025. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Iranian_strikes_on_Al_Udeid_Air_Base On 23 June 2025 Iran fired ~14-19 ballistic missiles at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar (a Gulf country); UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Iraq closed airspaces, showing the Gulf was the region directly hit by Iran's retaliatory attack. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/23/iran-attacks-us-air-base-in-qatar-what-we-know-so-far Wire coverage confirming Iran's attack landed on Qatar, a Gulf state, making the Gulf the area most directly affected by the strike. ✓ reachable · archived