Overview
- The Iranian Embassy in New Delhi posted thanks to the “kind people of Kashmir” and added “Thank you, India,” then deleted those messages without any explanation.
- Criticism from Pakistan-based X users objected to language that treated Kashmir as part of India, after which the embassy dropped references to India and reshared the video with a neutral line that read, “We will never forget your kindness.”
- ThePrint reported a further now-deleted post that featured an IRGC missile image and a message in Urdu thanking “the people of Kashmir,” which deepened concerns over the embassy’s selective Kashmir-focused messaging.
- Indian reactions included calls for the External Affairs Ministry to take note, while former foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal said the original framing gave a sectarian tint by singling out Kashmir rather than acknowledging wider Indian support.
- The posts had showcased specific donations from Jammu & Kashmir—cash, jewellery including a widow’s keepsake, livestock, and household goods—reviving long-standing sensitivities in India–Iran ties that surfaced previously after remarks by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2019.