Shashi Tharoor: India Should've Issued Condolences on Khamenei's Killing Even without Condemning US-Israeli Action

Shashi Tharoor’s explosive take on Iran war, Khamenei killing, Hormuz crisis, UN role & more

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor delivers a powerful and nuanced take on the escalating Iran conflict, the reported killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the wider geopolitical fallout. Calling for restraint, Tharoor argues that India should have expressed condolences to Iran, separating sympathy from political endorsement, much like it did after the death of Ebrahim Raisi. Highlighting India’s strategic vulnerabilities, he warns of a deepening energ…

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Shashi Tharoor: India should've issued condolences on Khamenei's killing even without condemning US-Israeli action

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor emphasised that India should have expressed condolences for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei's assassination, even without condemning the US-Israeli actions.

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India should've issued condolences on Khamenei's killing even without condemning US-Israeli action: Shashi Tharoor

Responding to whether India should have issued condolences on the killing of Iran's Khamenei, Tharoor told ANI, "I agree with the critics. The very first day of the conflict, when Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was killed, we should have expressed our condolences. That would have been the most appropriate thing to do. It would have been the right thing to do given his role in the country."

Shashi Tharoor Criticizes Delay In India’s Condolences For Ayatollah Khamenei

New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Friday that India should have issued condolences immediately after the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, regardless of not condemning the US-Israeli action. The Lok Sabha MP called it “the most appropriate thing to do,” stressing the importance of restraint in foreign policy during such conflicts. He added that he would have advised the same to a Congress government. …