NEW DELHI: Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi and strongly condemned the Pahalgam terror attack , offering condolences to the victims, saying there is "no justification for such acts of terror."
"President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran called PM Narendra Modi and strongly condemned the terror attack in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and conveyed his condolences for the victims,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X.
During their conversation, both heads of state agreed that “no justification for such acts of terror.”
“Both leaders agreed that there could be no justification for such acts of terror, and all those who believe in humanity must stand together in the fight against terrorism ,” the MEA stated.
PM Modi further expressed the outrage and “anguish of the people of India and their resolve to deal with those behind the terror attack and their supporters, firmly and decisively.”
The terrorist strike at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam on April 22, that claimed 26 innocent lives is one of the deadliest in the Valley since the 2019 Pulwama strike in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed.
The Prime Minister also expressed his “condolences for the loss of lives in the explosion” in Bandar Abbas port in southern Iran and wished a “speedy recovery to the injured”, the MEA said.
Earlier, a massive explosion and fire at a port in southern Iran, reportedly linked to a shipment of missile propellant chemicals, killed five people and injured over 700.
"President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran called PM Narendra Modi and strongly condemned the terror attack in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and conveyed his condolences for the victims,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X.
During their conversation, both heads of state agreed that “no justification for such acts of terror.”
“Both leaders agreed that there could be no justification for such acts of terror, and all those who believe in humanity must stand together in the fight against terrorism ,” the MEA stated.
PM Modi further expressed the outrage and “anguish of the people of India and their resolve to deal with those behind the terror attack and their supporters, firmly and decisively.”
The terrorist strike at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam on April 22, that claimed 26 innocent lives is one of the deadliest in the Valley since the 2019 Pulwama strike in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed.
The Prime Minister also expressed his “condolences for the loss of lives in the explosion” in Bandar Abbas port in southern Iran and wished a “speedy recovery to the injured”, the MEA said.
Earlier, a massive explosion and fire at a port in southern Iran, reportedly linked to a shipment of missile propellant chemicals, killed five people and injured over 700.
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