Overview
- Senior Congress leaders Salman Khurshid and Pawan Khera met Iranian representatives in New Delhi to express condolences over Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death.
- Congress leaders said the party stands with Iran, with Khurshid calling Tehran a long-time friend of India.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not issued a public statement on Khamenei’s killing, drawing criticism from the Opposition.
- Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri signed the condolence book at the Iranian embassy on Thursday in the government’s sole public gesture.
- Coverage places the Delhi visit in the context of ongoing West Asia hostilities, with reports of missile alerts in Dubai and attacks on Tel Aviv continuing.