India's Foreign Secretary, Vikram Misri, on Thursday signed the condolence book at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, expressing condolences on behalf of the Government of India over the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Misri visited the Iranian Embassy in New Delhi and offered condolences, recording India's message in the condolence register opened by the mission. Misri also met the Iranian ambassador.
Khamenei was killed in strikes by the US and Israel on the second day of the conflict.
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The condolence book was opened by the embassy earlier this week to allow diplomats, officials and members of the public to pay their respects following Khamenei's death.
"On the occasion of the martyrdom of His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Imam Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a condolence book will be opened at the Embassy of the Iran in New Delhi. Those wishing to pay their respects and offer their condolences may visit the Embassy on the following dates to sign the condolence book," said the embassy in a post on X.
Iranian diplomatic missions across several countries have opened similar condolence registers as part of the mourning period declared after the killing of the Iranian leader in recent military strikes amid escalating regional tensions.
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Earlier in the day, Iran's Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, said that they have lost a great figure and leader and always his eminence advised us to try their best to stand on the right side of history.
"I believe that his eminence stood on the right side of history, and he received his reward. We entered the negotiation table in spite of knowing their intentions, but they set the time, before that they attacked, and we announced that we would respond... Unfortunately, the region faced so many problems, and the Zionist regime wanted to disturb and destroy all the properties in our region," Fathali told ANI.
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