India, March 26 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor expressed displeasure with the Modi government for India not taking the lead in the peace efforts to end the ongoing US-Iran war in the Middle East, saying that he "can't be happy about" Pakistan leading the mediation.

Opposition parties in the country, including Congress, have been raising objections over Prime Minister Narendra Modi not taking the initiative to mediate a cessation of hostilities between Iran and the United States. Follow US-Iran war live updates

Tensions erupted in the Middle East region after the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, which also resulted in the death of the former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The conflict has since been escalating, wit...