Iran expressed gratitude to India on Monday for participating in the funeral of its late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in strikes by the United States that triggered the West Asia war.Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti and others attend the funeral ceremony of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran. (PTI)The Iranian Embassy in India penned a thank you note for India for the gesture and said that it stood as a ‘powerful expression of mutual respect and sincere solidarity’.An Indian delegation including Congress leader and former foreign minister Salman Khursheed, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, Minister of state (MoS) for external affairs Pabitra Margherita and Bihar Governor Lieutenant General (Retired) Syed Ata Hasnain represented India at Khamenei's funeral last week in Tehran.“The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Republic of India extends its heartfelt gratitude and sincere appreciation to the friendly Government and people of India, especially the official delegation that attended on behalf of the Government and people of India, for participating in the funeral ceremonies and paying tribute to the martyred Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, His Eminence Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei,” the Iranian Embassy in India wrote in a post on X.It further added that the presence of political leaders, Members of Parliament, eminent scholars, intellectuals, and leaders of India's diverse faiths and religious communities reflected the ‘deep historical, cultural, and human bonds’ between India and Iran.Several religious leaders from India also paid tribute to Khamenei in Tehran, images shared by the Iran embassy in India showed.