The Indian government tried reaching out to the Iranian leadership after the U.S.-Israel combine attacked Tehran on February 28 killing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but could not establish contact because of the ongoing conflict, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told Parliament while making a suo motu statement on Monday (March 9, 2026). He said Iran had sought “permission... for three ships in the region to dock at our ports” before the U.S. torpedoed IRIS DENA off Sri Lanka.
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