India, April 8 -- The Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Mumbai recently expressed its "soft spot" for the country during a candid exchange on social media. Responding to a query about whether their media team recruits Indian staff, the embassy clarified that their current team is entirely Iranian. However, they noted that hiring Indian talent is a "pretty great idea" that they would genuinely love to consider once vacancies become available.

It all started with a tweet by an X user who asked, "Hi do you guys hire Indians on your media team?" The embassy responded, "Hi. We'd genuinely love to, but at the moment there are no vacancies."

The agency added, "Our current team is all Iranian (with a soft spot for #India), th...