Overview
- Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri signed the condolence book at Iran’s embassy in New Delhi on behalf of the Government of India, marking the first formal Indian diplomatic response to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing.
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a telephone conversation with Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi the same day, extending high‑level engagement as tensions continue.
- India reiterated its call for dialogue and diplomacy, citing the safety of nearly 10 million Indians in the Gulf, risks to energy and trade corridors, and opposition to attacks on merchant shipping, with some Indian nationals reported dead or missing in recent incidents.
- Regional hostilities are ongoing, with Iran condemning a reported torpedo strike on the IRIS Dena near Sri Lanka and fresh exchanges reported between Iran, the US and Israel, alongside market disruptions linked to shipping and energy flows.
- Iran remains in national mourning and has opened condolence books globally, while representatives in India said the succession process for a new supreme leader is still underway with no decision announced.