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'India-Iran share strong relationship': Tehran representative after ...
New Delhi: The representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader in India has responded to questions regarding reports of an attack on two Indian-flagged oil tankers by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards near the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking on Saturday, Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi highlighted the steady and positive relationship between India and Iran. He described the bilateral ties as “very strong” and emphasised their continued importance for both nations. However, he denied any knowledge of the attack, adding that the issue will be solved. Ilahi also emphasised that India benefits significantly from its close ties with Iran, citing the secure passage of Indian oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as a key example of this strategic advantage. "The relationship between Iran and India is very strong and I don't know anything about this event which you mentioned and we hope that it will be okay and it will be solved. We don't want this war. We want peace, and we hope that the other side will also follow peace so that we can have a peaceful area," he said on being questioned in this regard. India summons Iranian ambassador India on Saturday summoned Iran’s ambassador, Mohammad Fathali, following the attack on Indian vessels, and formally lodged a protest over the incident. Fathali was seen leaving the Ministry of External Affairs after the meeting in a video shared by ANI. Indian vessels forced to return after attack Several commercial ships faced disruption while trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, following conflicting announcements from Iran about the status of the key waterway. Iran had initially declared that the route was open for transit. However, authorities in Tehran later reversed the decision, stating that the passage had been shut again. The move was linked to claims that the United States was still enforcing a blockade on Iranian ports. According to reports, gunboats belonging to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard fired at a tanker travelling through the strait. In a separate incident, a container ship was struck by a projectile, causing damage to some of its cargo. Amid the escalation, two Indian vessels were forced to change course and retreat. One of these was a large tanker transporting oil from Iraq. Iran’s joint military command said the strait is now under strict control of its armed forces. It also warned that shipping movement would remain limited as long as the US blockade continues.
The Iran Talks Are Making India Feel Small - The Atlantic
Pakistan is having a diplomatic moment, and India’s political elites are not enjoying it.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spent the past decade promoting the notion that India is the leader of the global South and, as such, is indispensable to world affairs. Now a conflict in the Middle East has thrown the global economy, and, with it, India’s, into crisis. On top of that, Islamabad, not New Delhi, has hosted at least one round of talks between the United States and Iran and is preparing to mediate others, leaving the Indian government to ponder its irrelevance.Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar first dismissed Pakistan’s role in the U.S.-Iran talks, using a pejorative Hindi word for a kind of unsavory middleman. But in Indian political circles, particularly after the April 8 cease-fire was announced, criticism has been trained on the Modi government. Jairam Ramesh, a spokesperson for the opposition Congress Party, wrote on X that Pakistan’s role was “a severe setback to both the substance and style of Mr. Modi’s highly personalised diplomacy.” Ramesh mocked the Indian prime minister for calling himself vishwaguru, meaning “teacher of the world.” Asaduddin Owaisi, the country’s most prominent Muslim politician, lamented that India would have been the natural venue for the U.S.-Iran talks, if not for the Modi government’s missteps.Modi’s troubles with the Trump administration began last spring. A terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir sparked a four-day conflict between India and Pakistan. President Trump announced a cease-fire that ended the fighting. But this unilateral declaration embarrassed Modi, who likes to project a strongman image. The Indian prime minister could not bring himself to acknowledge the American role in brokering the cease-fire. After that, his relationship with Trump steadily worsened. The U.S. president slapped 50 percent tariffs on India, among the highest anywhere in the world.From the February 2025 issue: Narendra Modi’s populist facade is crackingPakistan, meanwhile, saw a window to repair its relationship with the United States. The war on terror had driven a wedge between Islamabad and Washington, as the American government came to suspect Pakistan of evasions and double-dealing. Last year Islamabad profusely thanked Trump for his role in the cease-fire with India, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif nominated the U.S. president for the Nobel Peace Prize. Embracing Trump’s transactional style, Pakista...
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Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi arrives in Delhi for 20th India-Iran ...
Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday to co-chair the 20th India-Iran Joint Commission Meeting. The high-level dialogue comes as the two nations mark the 75th anniversary of the India-Iran Friendship Treaty.
