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India summons Iranian envoy after Javad Zarif condemns 'organised violence'

Zarif had recently visited India in January when tensions had escalated between Tehran and Washington after the killing of Iranian Commander Qassem Soulemani

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Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif was in India in January and met PM Modi. (Source: Javad Zarif)

3 min read Last Updated : Mar 06 2020 | 3:11 PM IST

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday summoned Iran's ambassador to India Ali Chegeni and lodged a strong protest over the "unwarranted" comments by Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on the communal violence in the national capital. MEA said that Zarif's "selective and tendentious" characterisation of incidents in Delhi are not acceptable.

In response to a media query, Kumar said India does not expect such comments from a country like Iran. "The Iranian Ambassador to India Mr. Ali Chegeni was summoned and a strong protest was lodged against the unwarranted remarks made by the Iranian foreign minister. It was

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