India Signs Condolence Book for Khamenei's Death

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri signed a condolence book at the Iranian Embassy in New Delhi on Thursday, March 5, 2026, on behalf of the Indian government, expressing sympathies for the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The gesture came one week after Khamenei, who had led the Islamic Republic since 1989, was killed in a joint military strike by the United States and Israel on Iranian territory on February 28.

Misri's visit included a meeting with Iran's ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, where he conveyed India's message of sympathy. The embassy had lowered its flag to half-mast and opened the condolence book to allow diplomats, officials, and the public to pay respects. Visitors could sign the book on March 5, 6, and 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The embassy described Khamenei's death as a martyrdom in an announcement on social media.

Khamenei's death, confirmed by Iranian state media hours after the strike, was first announced publicly by U.S. President Donald Trump on the social media platform Truth Social. Trump described the 86-year-old leader as "one of the most evil people in history" and called the outcome "justice for the people of Iran" and others...