Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah met Iranian Deputy Ambassador Mohammad Fathali on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, and offered his condolences over the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Photo credit: X/@JKNC
Ruling National Conference (NC) president Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday (March 10, 2026) visited the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi and signed the condolence book on the “martyrdom of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei” in a U.S.-Israel attack on February 28.
Dr. Abdullah-led NC delegation conveyed heartfelt sympathies and condolences on behalf of the people of J&K to Iran, an NC spokesman said.
“The delegation also met the Deputy Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to India and expressed solidarity with the people of Iran in this hour of grief and prayed for eternal peace for the departed soul,” the NC said.
Dr. Abdullah was accompanied by NC Members of Parliament (MPs), including Chowdry Mohammad Ramzan, Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo and Gurwinder Singh Oberoi.
Dr. Abdullah’s visit to the Iran Embassy came a day after Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti visited the Embassy and expressed her condolences and solidarity with Iran.
Published – March 10, 2026 03:59 pm IST
