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India connected Thursday (March 5, 2026) condoled the decease of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri signing the condolence publication astatine the Iranian Embassy connected behalf of the authorities of India.
Mr. Misri besides conveyed New Delhi's connection of sympathy to the Iranian Ambassador
A photograph released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) shows the overseas caput successful speech with Iranian envoy to India Mohammad Fathali.
Khamenei and 5 of his household members, including his babe granddaughter, arsenic good arsenic his apical advisors, were killed successful an U.S.-Israeli onslaught astatine the commencement of the struggle connected February 28.
Though India called for solution of the West Asia situation done dialog and diplomacy, it chose not to respond to Khamenei's killing. External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar spoke with his Iranian counterpart Syed Abbas Araghchi connected February 28, however, determination was nary notation successful immoderate of the readouts of a condolence connection oregon the condemnation of the strikes successful the bosom of Tehran.
Mr. Misri's sojourn to the Iranian Embassy and signing of the condolence publication assumed value arsenic the Union authorities had travel nether onslaught from Opposition parties for its soundlessness connected Khamenei’s killing.
With PTI inputs
