India signs condolence book for Ayatollah Khamenei at Iranian Embassy

The signing of the condolence book the Embassy of Iran marked New Delhi's first official gesture following the death of the Iranian leader

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri offered the Indian government's condolences on the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei while signing the condolence book at the Iranian embassy in New Delhi on Thursday.

 

The development marked New Delhi’s first official gesture following the death of the Iranian leader, who served as the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran since 1989.

 

Khamenei, 86, was killed in a joint United States–Israel airstrike on February 28, an event that has pushed the entire West Asian region into conflict involving multiple countries.

PM Modi calls for an end to the conflict

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a resolution to the conflict. Speaking after discussions with Finnish President Alexander Stubb on Thursday, Modi said the situation required restraint and urged an immediate halt to the fighting.

 

He said “no issue can be resolved through military confrontation” and called for a “swift end” to the escalating conflict in the region.

Iran war enters 6th day

The remarks came as the United States–Israel war with Iran entered its sixth day, with both sides continuing military operations.

 

Several local media reports out of Iran claimed that the US-Israeli strikes have killed at least 1,230 people since Saturday, even as Israeli forces also carried out attacks in Lebanon targeting the Iran-backed Hezbollah.

 

Meanwhile, two Iranian drones fell in Azerbaijan, the country’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday, adding that two civilians were injured in the incident. Further Iranian strikes were also reported in Israel and Iraq.