Asad condemns assassination of Iran’s supreme leader

Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday condemned the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei in aerial attacks launched by the US and Israel and termed it as immoral and unlawful act, especially when Tehran was in talks with the US in Geneva.

He said Israel’s attack on Iran, and Pakistan’s attack on Afghanistan “shows us that Israel and Pakistan are forces of aggression and mischief” in their respective neighbourhoods.

“More than 200 people have been killed across Iran, including 108 who were killed when strikes hit a girls' school. Ayatollah Khamenei’s assassination is an immoral and unlawful act. My sincere condolences. These attacks on Iran should stop at the earliest, otherwise the whole region will be embroiled in instability. We must remember that 10 million Indians work in this region,” he posted on X.

Speaking to media persons, the Hyderabad MP hoped that the Union government would also condemn the killing of Khamenei, given the historic relations between India and Iran.

He cautioned that if the war escalated, oil prices may rise dramatically impacting even the Indian economy. “US President Donald Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have jointly attacked Iran in the holy month of Ramzan. We despise the attack. This is a cowardly and inhuman attack. If this war continues, oil prices will rise and even a difference of $1 will have a huge impact on the Indian economy,” he added.