India, April 7 -- India's Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi issued a stark warning against the use of nuclear weapons, and even rhetoric to that effect, on Tuesday, as the United States military conflict with Iran entered a dangerous new phase ahead of President Donald Trump's new threats just hour before his "deadline" for Iran to reopen key oil route Strait of Hormuz.

"Wars are tragic, yet they remain a reality," Gandhi said in a statement on X.

"Any language or action that contemplates the end of civilisation is unacceptable in the modern world. The use of nuclear weapons can never be justified - under any circumstances," he added.

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