New Delhi/IBNS, March 5 -- India has formally conveyed condolences to Iran following the death of its Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who died hours after US-Israeli air strikes in Tehran.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met Iran's ambassador to India,Mohammad Fathali,on Thursday and signed the condolence register opened at the embassy in New Delhi to honour Khamenei's passing.

The meeting marked the first formal gesture by the Indian government following the Iranian leader's death earlier this week.

Khamenei, who had led Iran for more than three decades, was killed in US-Israeli air strikes on Sunday amid escalating hostilities in the Middle East.

The condolence message appears to signal a nuanced adjustment in New Delhi's approach to th...