India affords condolences over Khamenei’s killing; International Secretary Vikram Misri visits Iran Embassy

India on Thursday (March 5, 2026) condoled the demise of Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with International Secretary Vikram Misri signing the condolence guide on the Iranian Embassy on behalf of the federal government of India.

Mr. Misri additionally conveyed New Delhi’s message of sympathy to the Iranian Ambassador

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{A photograph} launched by the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) reveals the international secretary in dialog with Iranian envoy to India Mohammad Fathali.

Individually, Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a telephonic dialog together with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi amid the escalating battle scenario in West Asia. “Had a telecon with Iranian FM Seyed Abbas Araghchi this afternoon,” he mentioned in a put up on X. It isn’t instantly recognized what transpired within the talks

Khamenei and 5 of his members of the family, together with his toddler granddaughter, in addition to his high advisors, had been killed in an U.S.-Israeli strike firstly of the battle on February 28.

Although India known as for decision of the West Asia disaster via dialogue and diplomacy, it selected to not react to Khamenei’s killing. Exterior Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar spoke together with his Iranian counterpart Syed Abbas Araghchi on February 28, nonetheless, there was no point out in any of the readouts of a condolence message or the condemnation of the strikes within the coronary heart of Tehran.

Mr. Misri’s go to to the Iranian Embassy and signing of the condolence guide assumed significance because the Union authorities had come below assault from Opposition events for its silence on Khamenei’s killing.

With PTI inputs