Foreign Secy Vikram Misri expresses condolences on Khamenei’s death, visits Iranian Embassy in Delhi

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, on behalf of the Government of India, offered condolences to the slain Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He also signed the Condolence Book at the Embassy of Iran in New Delhi.

Khamenei was killed on February 28 in the joint US-Israel strike at his official residence in Tehran. After his death, the Embassy opened a condolence book, drawing diplomats and officials to the New Delhi mission to pay their respects.

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#WATCH | Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, on behalf of Government of India, signed the Condolence Book at the Embassy of Iran in New Delhi today, and offered condolences to the slain Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. pic.twitter.com/A3IP2d0diX

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Iran’s Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, was also present during Misri’s visit to the Embassy. On Khamenei’s death, Fathali said, “We have lost a great figure, our leader, our father, and always his eminence advised us to try our 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.”

On the US-Israel vs Iran conflict, Fathali said, “We entered the negotiation table, despite 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…”

#WATCH | Delhi: On US-Israel vs Iran conflict, Iran’s Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, says, “We have lost a great figure, our leader, our father and always his eminence advised us to try our best to stand on the right side of history. I believe that his eminence stood on… pic.twitter.com/TixW3zrE9x

— ANI (@ANI) March 5, 2026