India condoles Khamenei’s killing; Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets Iranian envoy

India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, on behalf of the government, signed the condolence book at the Embassy of Iran in New Delhi on Thursday, marking New Delhi’s first official reaction following the airstrike that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The airstrike, carried out earlier this week, killed Khamenei and has escalated conflict in the region, drawing international attention and prompting expressions of condolences from various countries.

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Amid growing fears of a wider regional conflict in West Asia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a “swift end” to hostilities, emphasising that “no issue can be resolved through military confrontation.”

Modi made the remarks following wide-ranging talks with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, as the United States and Israel’s military operations in Iran entered their sixth day, with both sides launching fresh strikes. The developments have sharply heightened tensions across the Middle East.