India offers condolences over Khamenei’s killing; Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visits Iran Embassy

India, on Thursday, March 5, 2026, condoled the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei when Foreign Minister Vikram Misri signed the condolence book at the Iranian Embassy on behalf of the Indian government.

Mr. Misri also conveyed his condolences to New Delhi’s Ambassador to Iran

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In a photo released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the foreign minister is seen talking to Iran’s envoy to India, Mohammed Fathali.

Later in the evening, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar had a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi on the escalating conflict situation in West Asia. “We held a teleconference with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi this afternoon,” he said. X.

Five of his family members and senior advisers, including Khamenei and his young grandson, were killed in a US-Israeli attack at the beginning of the conflict on February 28.

Although India called for resolving the West Asian crisis through dialogue and diplomacy, it chose not to react to Khamenei’s killing. External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar met his Iranian counterpart Syed Abbas Araghchi on February 28 but there was no mention of any condolence message or condemnation of the attacks in the heart of Tehran.

Mr. Misri’s visit to the Iranian Embassy and signing the condolence book gained significance as the Union government came under attack from Opposition parties for its silence on Khamenei’s killing.

With PTI inputs