Iran thanks India for standing shoulder to shoulder during mourning

Key points

• Iran's Ambassador to India, Dr Mohammad Fathali, has expressed gratitude to the people of India for their support and solidarity during what he described as a period of national tragedy for Iran.
• Speaking in New Delhi, Fathali said Indians from all communities stood by Iran as the country mourned the loss of two of its leaders.
• He noted that people across India extended their condolences, shared in the grief of the Iranian people and offered heartfelt sympathy during the difficult period.
• “During this severe period of crisis, at a time when we are mourning the loss of not just one, but two of our leaders, the people of this entire country stood by us.
• They stood shoulder to shoulder with us, expressing their deep sympathy and offering their condolences,” Fathali told ANI news agency.