iran's supreme leader says indian muslims are suffering, indian foreign ministry condemns
2024-09-19
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according to reports from the indian express and new delhi television (ndtv) on the 17th, iran's supreme leader khamenei listed india, the gaza strip and myanmar as areas where local muslim people are suffering. the indian government "strongly condemned" this statement, calling it "unacceptable" and "misleading."
iran's supreme leader khamenei source: visual china
on september 16, local time, khamenei posted on the social platform x: "the enemies of islam have been trying to make us indifferent to our common identity as the islamic world. if we turn a blind eye to the suffering of muslims in myanmar, gaza, india or anywhere else, we cannot consider ourselves muslims."
a few hours later, the indian ministry of foreign affairs issued a stern statement titled "statement on the unacceptable remarks of the iranian supreme leader". the statement said, "we strongly condemn the remarks made by the iranian supreme leader on minorities in india. these are misleading and unacceptable. countries that comment on minority affairs are advised to look at their own records before commenting on other countries."
iran international television, based in the uk, said that india and iran occasionally have disputes over muslim rights, but such incidents are relatively rare and the two countries maintain good relations. india's new delhi television said that khamenei made these remarks at a time when hostilities between iran and israel are escalating, and the hostility between iran and israel has put india's diplomacy in a dilemma. the report said that india maintains close relations with both countries at the same time. most of the oil consumed by india comes from the west asia region, and iran is the largest crude oil supplier in the region. at the same time, india's strategic relationship with israel, especially in military and security, is constantly developing.# hundreds of reviews#
