India on Thursday (March 5, 2026) condoled the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri signing the condolence book at the Iranian Embassy on behalf of the government of India.
Mr. Misri also conveyed New Delhi's message of sympathy to the Iranian Ambassador
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A photograph released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) shows the foreign secretary in conversation with Iranian envoy to India Mohammad Fathali.
Separately, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a telephonic conversation with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi amid the escalating conflict situation in West Asia. “Had a telecon with Iranian FM Seyed Abbas Araghchi this afternoon,” he said in a post on X. It is not immediately known what transpired in the talks
