Gratitude To Friendly India’: Iran’s Thank You Note Amid Khamenei’s Funeral

Iran has sent its gratitude and appreciation to India for its participation in the state funeral of the late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of India described the gesture as a “powerful expression of mutual respect,” saying it reflected the historical and cultural ties between the two countries.

On Friday, a high-level Indian delegation comprising Bihar Governor Lieutenant General (Retired) Syed Ata Hasnain and Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita paid tributes to the Iranian supreme leader, who was assassinated in US-Israeli strikes in February in Tehran.

Separately, Congress leader Salman Khurshid, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti, along with Sikh, Hindu, Muslim, and Christian religious leaders from India, also paid homage to the late Iranian leader.

on X, the Iranian Embassy thanked the Indian community for participation and said that the Islamic republic will never forget this “gesture of friendship, compassion, and heartfelt respect.”(UPDATED ON 6TH JULY 2026)