Overview
- US and Israeli authorities confirmed strikes that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, later acknowledged by Iranian state media with 40 days of mourning.
- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi called the killing “inhuman, unlawful, immoral” and demanded the attacks stop immediately.
- He blamed President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a joint assault during Ramadan.
- Owaisi pressed the government to work for de-escalation and to explain Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent Israel visit, including whether Netanyahu alerted him to the operation.
- Citing over 200 deaths, including 108 students at a girls’ school, he urged evacuation and support for Indian nationals, noting about 50,000 in Iran, 10,000 in Israel and nearly 10 million in GCC states, with reports of cancelled flights and stranded pilgrims.