India has sent its condolences to Iran on the death of its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met the Iran ambassador in Delhi today and signed the condolence book for Khamenei’s death — which took place on Sunday, hours after the US-Israel air strikes in Tehran. It also comes shortly after Iran declared that it would open the Strait of Hormuz to all ships except those of the US, Israel and the European Union.
The move signs a subtle shift in the position of New Delhi, which had not condemned the airstrikes in which Khamenei died and maintained a studied silence in face of vehement Opposition demands for a formal statement.
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